>ANSA-REAL TIME/ Dems conquer Congress and snatch key governors

American Democrats conquer Congress and wrest several key governors from Republicans in an election that saw the expected 'blue wave' turn into a tsunami, with Donald Trump acknowledging defeat. But he didn't take long to post a Maga-style hat with the words 'Veto', pointing out that if his name had been on the ballot the outcome would have been different.

While the counting continues with some states still in the balance, the Dems have won at least 54 seats in the Senate and far exceed the majority of 218 in the House where they have already won, according to the latest updates from the American media counters, 229 seats (leaving only 139 for the Grand Old Party).

Even the red strongholds collapse for Trump with the most sensational data of election night coming from the most awaited challenges. With 31 governors out of 36 (plus three territories) already officially assigned by the decision desks of the US media, the Dems have won 17 states against the 12 that have so far gone to the Republican Party. A preliminary count awaiting the results of the 7 states still in the balance, with the candidates playing head-to-head: Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Texas, Nevada, Alaska and Kansas.

The most sensational surprise took place in Texas, where the Democrat Gina Hinojosa ousted the outgoing governor Greg Abbott, storming one of the most armored fortresses of American conservatism in decades. Also historic is the victory in Georgia of Keisha Lance Bottoms, who becomes the first African-American woman to lead the state after more than twenty years of Republican hegemony. And, again, the result of the Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who won the race for the Senate in Michigan beating the Republican Mike Rogers, according to the projections of Decision Desk HQ or James Talarico who won the seat in the upper house in Texas.

The Dem upsets also touched the Rust Belt and the Midwest, with the heavy gains of Amy Acton in Ohio (who defeated Vivek Ramaswamy) and Rob Sand in Iowa. Among the confirmations, Xavier Becerra keeps California strong by becoming the first Latino governor in the state's history, while Democrat Jocelyn Benson locks down Michigan. On the Republican front, the GOP manages to limit the damage by saving Florida with the election of Byron Donalds and confirming Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas.

And while America marks a turning point, driven by irritation at the high cost of living but also against the war in Iran, Tehran is making its voice heard: 'The Americans have said NO TO WAR, and we support this message', wrote in X Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, president of the Iranian Parliament and chief negotiator in the talks between Iran and the United States.