The US midterm elections: The resounding victories that will shake the American political scene.
The mid-term elections for the US Congress, on Tuesday night, were marked by a number of precedents in the history of the United States. Michigan elected Abdul Sayed, a physician of Egyptian descent, as the first Muslim woman in the Senate, Georgia elected a governor of African descent, and New Hampshire elected a gay senator. As for the African-American Hakeem Jeffries, he is on the verge of becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives. In Florida, Byron Donnells became the state's first black governor. France 24 introduces you to these new faces that will change the face of the American political scene in the next phase.