Winners, losers, the EU: Five takeaways from the US midterms

Donald Trump's Republicans suffered a crushing defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, with the Democrats wresting control of Congress. What does this mean for US politics and the world? The Democrats not only made significant gains in Tuesday's midterm elections but also took control of both chambers of Congress.

Here are five insights that can be drawn from this moment. The storming of the Capitol , attempts to change the rules of the electoral process, a spate of presidential executive orders to bypass Congress and many more examples sparked concerns that the US' vaunted democracy was being transformed into an authoritarian system under Donald Trump. But the country's democratic institutions have proven more resilient than many had feared.

Many voters were driven by their opposition to Trump 's desire to rule with unfettered power. Instead they want to see country's institutional safeguards strengthened. A post-election survey by news agency Associated Press found that about 30% of voters thought the state of democracy was the country's biggest problem .