Political scientists assess the consequences of the Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections

Election results and expert assessments

In the US midterm elections on November 3, the Democratic Party won a convincing victory and gained a majority in both chambers of Congress, taking control away from the Republicans. Political scientists assessed the consequences of this result for Washington's policy, and their statements are cited by Gazeta.Ru.

A 'window of freedom' for Trump

Americanist political scientist Mikhail Sinelnikov-Orishak told Ridus that the Democrats' victory would strengthen Ukraine's position and complicate decision-making for US President Donald Trump. However, in his view, until the new Congress begins its work, the master of the White House and his administration can act more freely. 'Now Trump has no one to look back at. That's it, the elections are over, there is nothing to lose. Now he is more independent of public opinion and can take some truly important steps. For example, end the conflict with Russia or Iran,' the expert said. At the same time, he added that the main thing is for the US leader not to start, as in Vladimir Vysotsky's song, 'acting up at the end'.

A cautious forecast on foreign policy

Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov, according to Gazeta.Ru, took a more cautious position: he noted that one should not forget that foreign policy still remains in Trump's hands, so no drastic restructuring of Washington's relations with Kyiv and Moscow should be expected. Earlier, the same political scientist explained whether the Democrats would be able to resume aid to Kyiv.

What remains unknown

Both assessments are predictive in nature and belong to political scientists, not officials. The publications contain no information about specific steps by the Trump administration after the elections or about the reaction of Kyiv and Moscow to the voting results; the sources also do not provide the date when the new Congress will begin its work.