Nanci Pelocy may concede her post to pro-Turkish Bohner

US Congress mid term elections start today with the American citizens to elect the entire staff of the House of Representatives (435) and 37 Senators out of 100 Senate mandates.

The elections have cought media spotlight in Turkey. Turkish media tries to analyze how Republicans’ victory in these elections can affect the future of the Armenian Genocide Relolution and the Turkish-American relations.

“US President Barak Obaman’s Democratic Party currently hold majority in both chambers of the Congress. But the results of the exit polls conducted in the United States show that the Republicans will defeat the Democrats in today’s midterm elections and will form a majority both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate,” writes Turkish daily Gunes, adding that Republicans’ win would have both positive and negative effects for Turkey.

“Should the Republicans win a majority in the House of Representative of the US Congress, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelocy, known for her anti-Turkish and pro-Armenian views, will in all probability have to concede her place to pro-Turkish John Bohner, which will be of significant importance for Turkey. During a 2007 voting on the Armenian Genocide resolution in Congress Bohner had stated that the issue should not be discussed by political figures in Washington, but rather by historians,” writes the newspaper, adding that though the Republicans attach far more importance to the Iranian and Israeli issues.

“Therefore, Turkey may have new problems in case Republicans win,” adds the source.