Republicans retain majority in the House of Representatives, offering control of Congress to the president-elect's camp

This victory, announced by several American media on Wednesday, will ensure Donald Trump has comfortable control of the levers of power for his return to Washington in January.

A boulevard opens in front of Donald Trump. The Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives following the legislative elections of November 5, according to projections broadcast Wednesday, November 13 by the AP news agency, as well as the CNN and NBC News channels. The 78-year-old president-elect and the conservative camp have thus achieved a trifecta with the White House and both chambers of Congress, which reinforces the resounding political comeback of the former Republican president.

The Republicans obtained at least 218 seats out of the 435 at stake and thus maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, after having already wrested the Senate from the Democrats in the elections last week. “This was a decisive victory across the nation. People want to see us implement and enforce our America First agenda.”greeted Republican Representative Mike Johnson, who should, barring any major surprises, continue to preside over the House.

Controlling Congress will make the task of the 45th and future 47th president easier, who has promised to implement radical measures, including mass expulsions of migrants, tax cuts and deregulation. But Donald Trump has also demonstrated his desire to bypass the laborious confirmation processes by senators of the people he plans to appoint to key positions. To do this, he plans to use a clause that allows the president to make temporary appointments when the Senate is not in session.

In the Senate, the Republicans appointed their new leader on Wednesday, in the person of John Thune, from a rather traditional Republican line. The South Dakota elected official said “extremely honored” of his victory, ensuring that the Republican team was “united behind President Trump’s agenda”. The election of John Thune, elected to the US Senate since 2005, marks the end of the era of Republican tenor Mitch McConnell, who had stormy relations with Donald Trump.

The president-elect is also well on his way to winning the popular presidential vote against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, with 50.2% of the vote, according to AP and NBC News, based on a count still underway. Each of the seven key states that were likely to swing during the election also fell into his hands.