By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
The day after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections, Donald Trump devoted his first public appearance to the future White House ballroom. He outlined the facilities planned for the extension during a visit to the construction site, L’essentiel reports.
Donald Trump devoted his first remarks after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections to his plan to renovate the White House. The US president spoke a few hours after his vice-president, J. D. Vance, attributed the defeat to the war against Iran, according to Le Monde.
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After the Democrats' victory in both chambers of the US Congress, Donald Trump described his veto power as the “ultimate weapon”. The US president nevertheless said he was ready to work with the Democrats and blamed the Republican defeat on the candidates' lack of popularity, L’essentiel reports, citing Politico.
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US Vice-President J. D. Vance attributes the Republicans’ defeat in the 3 November midterm elections to the war with Iran, the cost of living, doubts about the “America First” agenda and the relationship with Israel. He believes some of Donald Trump’s 2024 voters voted Democratic, P.M. News reports, while Moneyweb says Vance relied on a pollster who cited, among other reasons, ending the war and changing the relationship with Israel.
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Brent crude fell 8.9% to $94.29 a barrel, while US crude declined 7.8% after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. Investors hope for a de-escalation in the war between the United States and Iran while monitoring decisions in Washington, reports Business Day.
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Mass protests expected in France against MacronHundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march in several French cities, while public-sector workers have been called to strike on Thursday. The mobilisation is once again putting President Emmanuel Macron’s policies to the test, five months before the presidential election, according to France 24 Afrique.
Police investigate electoral material theft in KwaZulu-NatalPolice are investigating the theft of electoral material, power cuts and possible political interference in KwaZulu-Natal during South Africa’s municipal elections. Twenty election-related murders and 139 criminal cases were recorded nationwide, with 48 arrests, according to figures from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure, NATJOINTS.The week in Africa
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