
トランプ政権の評価が問われる中、全米で投開票が行われる
トランプ米政権の評価が問われる中間選挙が3日に全米で投開票され、上下両院の多数派を巡り共和党と民主党が激しく争っている。民主党は上院でバージニア、ジョージアなど7州で当選を確実にし、下院では共和党8、民主党17議席を獲得。民主党が下院を制すれば重要法案の通過を阻止し、議会調査権を通じてトランプ政権への追及を強める構えだ。
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トランプ米政権の評価が問われる中間選挙が3日に全米で投開票された。上下両院の多数派を巡り共和党と民主党が激しく争っている。
【ワシントン時事】トランプ米政権の評価が問われる中間選挙は3日、全米で投開票が行われた。上下両院の多数派をいずれの政党が制するかが焦点で、与党共和党と野党民主党が激しく争っている。トランプ大統領率いる共和党がいずれかでも過半数を失えば、残り2年の政権運営への打撃は避けられない。
【データで見る アメリカ中間選挙 2026年】
米メディアによると、民主党が上院の南部バージニア、ジョージアなど7州で当選を確実にした。
CNNテレビによると、全議席が改選される下院(定数435)は米東部時間3日午後8時(日本時間4日午前10時)現在、共和党8、民主党17議席を獲得。事前予測では民主党が過半数の218を上回るとの見方もある。民主党が下院を制すれば重要法案の通過を阻止し、議会調査権を通じてトランプ政権への追及を強める構えだ。
上院(定数100)は補欠選挙と合わせ35議席が選出対象。非改選議席は共和党31、民主党系34で、民主党が共和党の議席をどのくらい奪えるかが勝敗を左右する。激戦区を中心に開票作業に時間がかかり、大勢判明が遅れる可能性がある。アラスカ州では共和党現職と同姓同名の候補が出馬しており、混乱も予想される。
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開票作業に時間がかかり、大勢判明が遅れる可能性がある
Likely · Within days

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