A close and crucial vote. While the mid-term elections, which were held this Tuesday in the United States, traditionally punish the ruling party on the other side of the Atlantic, the Republicans, led by a Donald Trump who already imagines himself a candidate in 2024, finally achieved a half victory. BFMTV.com summarizes the important points of the ballot.
• A less flattering night than expected for Trump
A slightly precocious speech. Even before the announcement of the official results, former President Donald Trump, who launched headlong into the campaign for these elections, was delighted with the “extraordinary figures” of the Republican field, assuring that he can boast of “80 victories and three defeats “. .”
However, as the night wore on, Republican hopes for a “wave” in Congress seemed to fade. If the party does indeed recover the House of Representatives, the conquest of the Senate is far from being won after the victory of Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania against a Trump candidate, in a decisive vote and with drawn daggers.
On the other hand, the Republicans can boast of having won the coveted position of senator for Ohio, after the victory of JD Vance, one of the foals of the Republican billionaire. Control of the upper house of Congress will depend on a few key states, such as Georgia and Arizona, where the competition was tight.
Dans l’attente des résultats officiels, les enquêtes d’opinion prédisent bien une great victory des républicains à la Chambre des représentants, a classique scénario dans la politique américaine, or les “midterms” tournent souvent à la sanction pour le parti de la Maison White. However, the red “giant wave” – the color of the Republicans – promised by Donald Trump, has not yet materialized as the Democrats have managed to limit the damage.
• The Democratic field is delighted with the results
On the official results, several executives from the Democratic field expressed themselves and were delighted with their scores. This is the case of the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, herself re-elected, who assured that the candidates of her side “far exceed expectations throughout the country.”
“As states continue to count their final results, every vote must be counted as cast. A big thank you to our volunteers for giving every voter a voice in our democracy,” he added from CNN.
More than a hundred Republican candidates challenging the outcome of the 2020 presidential election were elected on Tuesday, according to US media projections. However, some of the candidates who supported these theories propagated by Donald Trump were defeated, such as the candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano.
These unfounded accusations about alleged massive fraud during the 2020 elections have spread within the Republican Party thanks to the repeated statements of the former president, who has not yet recognized his defeat against Democrat Joe Biden.
Could these kinds of accusations happen again for this Tuesday’s midterms? Donald Trump denounced on his social network Truth Social alleged anomalies that affect the electoral colleges in several states. In fact, he claimed that Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan were targets of wrongdoing.. Allegations refuted by several local officials.
• The right to abortion in the spotlight
This is another topic of midterms. According to CNN, several states have voted to protect the right to abortion.
This is the case in California, where the “yes” to an amendment to the California Constitution to say that “the State shall not deny or interfere with the reproductive freedom of an individual in his most intimate decisions, which includes his fundamental right to to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraception.
Michigan made the same decision, allowing abortion rights to be included in its constitution, as did Vermont.
• Ron DeSantis, Trump’s Republican rival, re-elected in Florida
Ron DeSantis. This name, little known in France, will probably overshadow Donald Trump in the coming months. The Republican Governor of Florida, author of the highly controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, was clearly re-elected as head of this oscillating state.
A rising star of the far right, the 40-year-old recently caused controversy by claiming he was sending planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, a luxury island in the northeastern United States. A former soldier with the wily image of a family man, he offers a stark contrast to the stormy style of Donald Trump, who recently nicknamed him “Ron-la-Morale.”
The two men are likely to meet again during the GOP primaries for the 2024 presidential election.
• Symbolic victories of the Democratic Party
With the new face of the US Congress comes new faces for the country’s two major parties. As for the Democrats, the election of 25-year-old Maxwell Frost to the House of Representatives marks the arrival of “Generation Z” (generation born between 1997 and 2010, editor’s note) in Congress.
“We write history for Floridians, ‘Gen Z’, and for all those who believe in a better future,” tweeted one particular who fights in particular to end violence committed with firearms.
Another very symbolic victory: that of Maura Healey. This Massachusetts attorney general was elected governor of the same state on Tuesday. She thus becomes the first woman to hold this office in Massachusetts and the first openly lesbian woman to become Governor of the United States.
“Tonight I want to say something to all the girls and all the young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer): I hope tonight shows you that you can be anything you want. Tonight we did something historic,” he said. his supporters at a rally in Boston.
Source: BFM TV
