Licence LCE Anglais Semestre 1 Année Universitaire 2006-07
Civilisation (US)

The 2006 Mid-term elections


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The mid-term elections* in 2006 produced results that most commentators regard as spectacular: the House of Representatives, which had been dominated by Republicans since 1994, switched to the Democrats by a sizeable majority; the ranking Democrat in the House, who will become the Speaker (i.e., the President) of the House, is, for the first time, a woman, a Representative from a district in California. The Senate, which also had previously had a substantial Republican majority, now has a very slim, but real, majority of Democrats and Independents who support them. In the immediate aftermath of the election, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld left office. It thus seems quite reasonable to expect significant changes in US policy, notably in Iraq, but probably in other areas as well.

A number of observations can be made about the elections:

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* The expression "mid-term elections" is used to designate elections in non-Presidential years, i.e., years in the middle of the President's term in office. [back to text].


Université Jean-Moulin - Lyon 3
Faculté des Langues
Charles C. Hadley 2006-07
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