🔶 US congressional elections; the hope of the Democrats to beat the Republicans.
The US congressional midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 seats in the Senate will be voted on. Republicans currently hold majorities in both chambers.
Democrats are hoping to wrest control of both houses of Congress from Republicans to limit Donald Trump's powers and authority midway through his second term. If the Democrats win, they can stop the approval of new funding sources in Congress and establish investigative committees. Trump, in turn, can regularly veto the Democrats' plans.
Experts predict that the Democrats will win more seats because, according to them, many voters are not satisfied with Trump's policies, the increase in the cost of living and the war with Iran.
The results of the first elections will probably be announced on the morning of Wednesday, November 4. If the race is close, it may take several days to determine the winning party in the House and Senate.
This election is a test to measure people's satisfaction with the performance of the Trump administration.
New governors are about to be elected in 36 countries. Voters in California will also decide whether to impose an income tax on the wealthy, and citizens of Idaho and three other states will vote on abortion laws.
Clover Ashbrook, an expert on American issues at the "Bertletzman Foundation", saw the victory of the Democrats in the House of Representatives as probable, based on the latest polls. He said in an interview with the German national radio "Deutschlandfunk" that the competition for the seats in the Senate will be very close and the result will probably be known only after the last votes are counted.