By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
After the Democrats' large victory in the midterm elections, the Republicans are looking for a strategy to win back voters and appoint a new leader, as Donald Trump becomes a "lame-duck" president. The next presidential election is due in two years, according to France 24.
The Democrats’ takeover of both chambers of the US Congress after the midterm elections weakens Donald Trump’s political position. The new balance could influence Washington’s policy towards Iran, Israel and Ukraine, while leaving the president broad diplomatic room for manoeuvre, according to CNN analysis.
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Donald Trump said the Democrats would be politically "destroyed" if they launched impeachment proceedings against him after taking control of Congress, claiming there was no reason for it. The Republican president was speaking the day after his party's midterm election defeat, won by the Democrats, according to Vanguard.
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The Republicans’ loss of both chambers of the US Congress weakens Donald Trump’s political position after the 3 November midterm elections. Daily Maverick attributes the setback to voters’ anger over the economy, the war with Iran, immigration and corruption allegations involving the administration.
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After the US midterms, Donald Trump signed a document with a red "VETO" cap placed on his desk, a sign of the changed balance of power in Congress. The Democrats won both chambers and promise to hold the president in check, according to Africanews.
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L'Iran demande des S-400 russes à Poutine, selon un responsable iranienL'Iran chercherait à obtenir des systèmes de défense antiaérienne S-400 auprès de la Russie, selon un responsable iranien cité par le Telegraph. La demande serait au cœur d'une lettre remise le 5 novembre à Vladimir Poutine par Mohsen Rezaei, secrétaire du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale, au nom du guide suprême. Téhéran veut reconstruire ses défenses après les frappes américaines et israéliennes.The week in Africa
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