The world is reacting to the Democrats' sweeping midterm elections victory

From Kyiv to Moscow, and Tehran to Tel Aviv, all eyes were on the Democrats big win as foreign powers weigh how a flipped Congress will affect international relations.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7132x4755+0+0/resize/7132x4755!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fe7%2F6bf4ec7a43cf9693e3010dbda1c3%2Fap26308464195125.jpg' alt='The sun rises behind the Lincoln Memorial, lower left, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, across the Potomac River from Arlington, Va.'/><p>From Kyiv to Moscow, and Tehran to Tel Aviv, all eyes were on the Democrats big win as foreign powers weigh how a flipped Congress will affect international relations.</p><p>(Image credit: Allison Robbert)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6028664' />