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reThe Democrats of the future US President Joe Biden, according to the forecasts of various media outlets, have secured control in the Senate by winning two second-round elections in the state of Georgia. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff prevailed against former Republican incumbent David Perdue, as NBC and CBS stations, as well as the AP news agency reported Wednesday. Previously, Democrat Raphael Warnock had already been declared the winner in the race against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler.
With a de facto majority in the Senate, Biden can govern in the next congressional election in two years, provided the Democrats in Congress join. According to forecasts, Democrats now hold 50 of the 100 seats in the Senate. The deadlock can be resolved by future Vice President Kamala Harris in favor of the Democrats; she has this power in her role as president of the Senate.
Trump’s fraud allegations may have hurt Republicans
This means that Democrats have a de facto majority in the chamber, which, among other things, has to confirm candidates for the Supreme Court and senior government officials. Additionally, senators play a crucial role in legislation. He also has the final say in impeachment proceedings against a president.
Current President Donald Trump continues to raise unsubstantiated allegations of fraud in the November 3 presidential election. There have been concerns among his Republicans that this would undermine the chances of success for the two Republican candidates in Georgia.
The fear was that Trump’s accusations of “stolen” votes could dissuade Republicans from casting their votes. Republicans had a better starting position in Wednesday’s two-seat second-round Senate elections – one victory would have been enough to defend their Senate majority.
On November 3, the United States voted not only on the future president, but also on the composition of the House of Representatives, the other house of parliament, and about a third of the seats in the Senate. Each state is represented by two representatives in the Senate. In Georgia, both seats were an option. Neither candidate achieved the required absolute majority on the first ballot.
Both parties had declared that Tuesday’s voting would be a fateful choice for the country and they expected a high turnout from their own field. According to election officials, it is estimated that more than 4.5 million people participated in the second round elections. In the November elections there were just under five million.
