St Kitts Brantley says Mid-term elections in US demonstrated genius of democracy

St Kitts and Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Mark Brantley says the midterm elections in the United States of America demonstrated the genius of democracy on Thursday.

In a tweet, he said that while pundits posture and postulate the electorate usually gets it right and internally corrects where and when necessary. The voice of people remains the voice of God. Democracy matters.

Hon. Mark Brantley‏ @markbrantley3: The midterm elections in the #US demonstrated the genius of democracy. While pundits posture and postulate the electorate usually gets it right and internally corrects where and when necessary. The voice of the people remains the voice of God #DemocracyMatters.

Brantley's remarks come after the Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump.

November 6 vote was seen as a referendum on a polarising president, even though he is not up for re-election till 2020. The election confirms a historical trend for the party that is not in the White House to make gains in the mid-terms.

The Democrats took control of the House, having gained more than the 23 seats they need to take over the lower chamber of Congress. Americans voted for all 435 seats in the House.

Republicans are on course to increase their representation in the 100-seat Senate from 51 to 54. This ensures Mr Trump will still have a majority to confirm his executive and judicial appointments.

Democrats were always facing an uphill battle in the Senate this year because they were defending 26 races, while just nine Republican seats were up for grabs.

Key gains for the Republicans came in Indiana, Missouri, Florida and North Dakota, where they unseated Democrat incumbents.

But a Republican incumbent lost to a Democrat in Nevada.