Georgia decides who will control the State Senate …

Desde Washington DC Two months after the presidential elections, The United States ended Tuesday by defining who will have control of the Senate. In a second round, the state of Georgia in the southeast of the country returned to the polls to decide the fate of the last two remaining seats to vote in the upper house. As in a new version of the elections last November, it was expected that the results would take a long time to be known.

Many of Democrat Joseph Biden’s plans for his government hinge on two elections in Georgia. The Senate is not only responsible for approving the names that the elected president presents to constitute his cabinet. Control of the upper house will also be crucial for any reform he attempts from January 20.

After the November elections, the Republican Party has 50 out of 100 seats in the Senate. If he wins at least one of those at stake in Georgia, he will retain the majority he has held since 2015. If he loses both, the parity situation will benefit Biden: in the event of a tie, the decision will be left to future Vice President Kamala Harris. In a traditionally Republican state, the first scenario is more likely, but until last Monday, the polls indicated a tight second round.

The elections in Georgia are not only critical for Biden. They are also for Donald Trump, who insists there was fraud in that state in November. The charges were refuted one by one on Monday by state election officials, but they have marked the development of the campaign over the past two months.

The final tally will take time to know. More than 3 million people voted early, but nearly a million more are expected to vote on Tuesday. The turnout, according to state officials, appears to be lower than in the presidential elections. If the results are similar to November, the difference will also be significant and it will be difficult to make quick projections. In the previous vote and amid allegations of fraud, Georgia had to do two counts.

Trump and Biden were both in the state during the campaign to motivate your subscribers to vote. On Tuesday, the two continued to encourage supporters to contact the centers via Twitter. “Georgia, the nation expects you to guide us into the future. The power is in your hands, ”published the Democrat.

For its part, Trump is also devoted to sowing doubt on the conduct of the vote. “There are reports from the 12th Congressional District of Georgia of Dominion machines not working in some Republican strongholds for over an hour. The ballots remain in closed ballot boxes. Hopefully they will count them, ”he tweeted.

“This issue in Columbia County was resolved hours ago and our office has notified the public in real time. Everyone’s votes will be protected and counted. Sorry, you have the old information, Mr. ChairmanReplied the state election official.

Trump also took to Twitter to pressure his vice president to ignore the outcome ofl Electoral college who voted primarily for Biden. This Wednesday, to the vice-president Mike pence It will be his turn to preside over the session during which the two chambers of Congress will certify the result.

“The vice president has the power to refuse fraudulently elected voters,” Trump said on Twitter. Not true, but the session will put Pence in an uncomfortable position: he will have to decide whether to join Trumpism’s maneuvers to ignore Biden’s triumph or whether to limit himself to accepting the Electoral College result. A group of Republican officials and senators are already preparing to reject it, in line with the unfounded fraud allegations.

The strategy of the wing closest to Trump is to ignore the presidential election results of at least three states: Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. It’s the last possible move to cloud Biden’s victory, but it doesn’t have the full support of the Republican Party.

According to the site Politico, at least 24 Republican Senators plan to accept certifications sent by each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the documents that seal Biden’s triumph. Among the reasons given in various statements or statements to the press, there are mainly references to the Constitution, which leaves the decision of the Electoral College in the hands of the states, and not those of Congress.

Despite this, as soon as the group of Trump-friendly Republican lawmakers cast doubt on the results, both houses will have to vote and decide whether or not to accept the voters sent by the states. To be successful, the game must be approved in both. The chances are slim: the Senate is under Republican control but the numbers are not enough and the House of Representatives has a Democratic majority.

However, the debate will drag on and the session should be long. It will begin at 1 p.m. EST in the United States (3 p.m. in Argentina), and it is possible that it will extend until Thursday.

While waiting for the session of Congress and to put pressure on lawmakers, this Tuesday steps in the country’s capital. Groups of pro-Trump protesters have approached the city of Washington under the slogan “Stop the theft” and the protests will continue on Wednesday.

On alert, the city mobilized the national guard and the local police. The mayor Muriel bowser urged those who reside in Washington to stay away from areas near the Capitol and the White House “to avoid any interaction with people seeking a confrontation.” The District should also remember that It is forbidden to carry firearms within 300 meters of demonstrations.

Among the groups that plan to attend the protests, there are far-right organizations like the Proud boys. This Monday, the group leader, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on entering Washington, accused of burning a flag of the movement Black lives matter. A day later he was released, but a judge ordered him to stay outside the District of Columbia.

Own Trump promoted the call for marches of that Wednesday and he slipped that he could also attend the act. Meanwhile, Biden is simply planning a public appearance from Delaware to talk about the country’s economy.