Republicans are more likely to get a majority in the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections to be held in the United States on the 8th. There is also the prospect that the current bipartisan structure will continue as the battle continues in the Senate. Many lawmakers who have been involved in foreign and security policy on the Korean peninsula have managed to re-elect themselves. This was reported by the journalist Ham Ji-ha.
The results of the mid-term elections held on the 8th in the United States are published one after the other.
As of 5:20 am on the 9th Washington time, Republican dominance continues in the House of Representatives and the Democrats are leading a tight game in the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, which elects all 435 members of the House of Representatives, Republicans currently have 199 seats and Democrats 172 seats. 60 seats are still missing, but Republicans are closer to the 218 majority.
The US media expects Republicans to get 219 seats and Democrats 216 seats.
In this case, Republicans will regain a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in four years since 2018.
Of the 35 new seats in the US Senate, which elects a third of all seats, Republicans currently have 19 and Democrats 12.
In the remaining four seats, Democrats and Republicans each have two seats.
However, Georgia’s ballot is in sight next month, with incumbent Senator Rafael Warnock, a Democrat, ahead of Republican candidate Herschel Walker with less than 50 percent of the vote. Georgia requires a ballot if the majority of votes are not received by state law.
If the two-party tie continues after the Georgia ballot, the Democrats will have a majority in the vote for the US Vice President, who also serves as the President of the Senate.
In another close match in Pennsylvania, Democrat John Peterman defeated Republican candidate Mehmet Oz.
Consequently, in Georgia and Pennsylvania, which were counted as competing states, the Democratic Party is estimated to have performed well.
In these elections, most of the lawmakers involved in foreign and security policy on the Korean peninsula were re-elected.
Republican Representative Marco Rubio of the Republican Party, a leading member of the Senate Intelligence Commission and the Foreign Relations Commission, which has spearheaded North Korea’s human rights issues, such as the proposal for a draft law for the re-approval of North Korea’s human rights law on the Korean Peninsula issue, confirmed the elections with 57.7% of the vote.
Senator Brian Shatz of the Democratic Party, co-chair of the Korea Study Group, a Korean study group in Congress, got 72.5% of the vote, beating the opponent with 25%.
In the House of Representatives, Representative Gregory Meeks, who serves as president of foreign affairs, won in the 5th district of New York, and Brad Sherman, also known as “the cold-blooded”, was also elected in the 32nd district of New York. California.
Rep. Amibera, another member of the Korean party, is ahead of his opponent with 55.8% at 5 am, when 25% of the votes were counted.
In addition, Republican representatives Smith, Michael McCawle and Joe Wilson, who were deeply involved in the Korean Peninsula issue in the House of Representatives, were also on the list of elected candidates.
Representative Smith, who co-chairs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee, a bipartisan body in Congress, has received attention since last year, holding an unusual hearing to review the Korean government’s human rights policy.
As co-chair of the Korea Caucus in Congress, Congressman Wilson led the incorporation of new regulations into the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Authorization Act to shape the implementation of U.S. extended deterrence commitments to Korea.
Among the active Korean lawmakers, Rep Andy Kim confirmed the victory, while the rest of the lawmakers are also promoting their opponents by defeating them.
Democrat Andy Kim, running for the 3rd district of New Jersey, defeated Republican Bob Healy with 54.9% of the vote.
With this, Representative Kim, who first entered parliament in 2018, succeeded in a third term.
Furthermore, Republican Representative Young Kim, with 46% of the votes counted, is far ahead of her opponent with 59.1%, while other Korean-American Representative Michelle Steele and Representative Marilyn Strickland are also close to victory. with more than 50% of the votes.
This is Jiha Ham from VOA News.
