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The outline of the US midterm election results has been revealed.
Initially, there was an analysis that the Republican Party, the opposition party, could control the House as well as the Senate, but the voters' choices were different.
Correspondent Nam Seung-mo reports from Washington.
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The US midterm elections in which the Republican Party, the opposition party, was expected to perform well amid fears of inflation and economic recession at the end of the election.
But what the American voters chose was an exquisite balance.
The Democrats are more likely to win the Senate election, which has been the focus of this election.
Democrats retake the Senate seat, the Republican seat in the biggest battlefield in Pennsylvania, had a major impact.
[CNN Correspondent: Democrats would wake up this morning and think that the election results may not be as bad as they expected.]
The final result remains to be seen in the contested districts of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.
Georgia, in particular, is likely to hold a runoff next month under state law, as it doesn't seem to have a majority.
In the gubernatorial election, Democrats also performed unexpectedly, taking over Republicans-occupied Maryland and Massachusetts.
However, the Republican victory in the House of Representatives heralded a change in the power landscape.
[Kevin McCarthy / Republican House Minority Leader: Tonight we built on what we did two years ago.
It is clear that the Republican Party will regain the House of Representatives.]
It is an evaluation that the Democrats performed well in the midterm elections, traditionally called the graveyard of the ruling party.
As President Biden, who has been under pressure to not run for office, he has a relatively advantageous position in his next presidential election.
However, as the House of Representatives, which controls the budget, bills, and congressional investigations, is transferred to the Republican Party, it is expected that the operation of the state will be stopped and the political checks surrounding the president will become even stronger.
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<Anchor>
Let's take a closer look at the US midterm election news by connecting with Nam Seung-mo, the correspondent who delivered the news earlier.
M Correspondent, how is the reason why the Democratic Party was able to propagate?
<Reporter>
Yes, local media blame the Republican Party's failure to properly address issues such as a crisis in democracy and abortion.
It is also analyzed that former President Trump's rampage ahead of Election Day acted as a factor in mobilizing the Democratic supporters.
In addition, there is also a person theory that the Republican Party put a candidate who lacked the capabilities and qualifications to the battlefield.
<Anchor>
Will the results of the midterm elections affect the composition of the next presidential election?
<Reporter>
Yes, once President Biden took a breath, I think he could say something like this.
This is because the ruling party has won only three times since the 1900s in the midterm elections, so it can be said that this is enough.
It is also advantageous to him that there is no other candidate in the Democratic Party other than Biden.
On the other hand, former President Trump, who had expected a landslide victory, was in a situation of weakness, as there were many predictions that he would declare his run for president on the same day as he predicted a major announcement on the 15th.
However, former President Trump said on his SNS today (10th), "It's a bit disappointing in some respects, but from a personal point of view it's a very big victory."
<Anchor>
Then what about the impact on Korea?
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Yes, first of all, it will not be easy to revise the Inflation Reduction Act, which has an electric vehicle subsidy problem.
In order to amend the law, it must pass both houses of the House of Representatives, but if the Democrats and Republicans divide the House of Representatives and control the House, it will be difficult to pass.
However, experts in the US are predicting that there will be no significant changes in the North Korea issue and South Korea-U.S. relations as they have bipartisan support.
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Lastly, in this election, a Korean-American lawmaker came out for the first time in 26 years?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is the first time in 26 years that a third-term Korean lawmaker has appeared in the United States, and that is Representative Andy Kim.
Also, Congressman Marilyn Strickland, known by her Korean name 'Sunja', declared victory, and Congressmen Young Kim and Michelle Park Steele are also leading the way.
Just one more thing to add to the news that we have just decided that the runoff will be held on the 6th of next month in Georgia.