Democrats’ midterm win opens a new phase of US politics
Politics · First reported 7 Nov, 04:19 · Updated 04:31
The Democrats’ gains in Congress are expected to give them greater oversight and spending leverage, but not enough Senate votes to remove the president through impeachment. The party also faces internal divisions over its agenda, while a separate report links the US result and Brazil’s election to limits on Trump-aligned leaders in the Americas.
- The Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterms, according to the DW report.
- The report says Democrats could investigate the administration and use control of government funding to exert pressure, but could not secure the Senate supermajority needed to convict and remove the president.
- Le Monde presents the US Democratic win alongside Lula’s reelection in Brazil as a setback for regional leaders aligned with Trump.
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- Midterm election date
- November 3, as stated by DW.
- Congressional result
- Democrats won majorities in the House and Senate, according to DW.
- Impeachment conviction threshold
- Two-thirds of the Senate, according to DW.
- Brazil election
- Le Monde says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected president.
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- An earlier Lux story covered the US and Brazil results as a potential setback for the populist right and asked whether Europe would feel the impact. [cc5afad0-8aaf-4a4c-8502-6d05a64f09b1]
- Another earlier Lux headline reported that Flavio Bolsonaro rejected election results and questioned whether Brazil would hold elections again. [c5f189b7-1ff6-4818-8dc0-bb00af7430ee]
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