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Steve Bannon has predicted that Republicans will face a major internal conflict after the US midterm elections, framing the period as a potential test of the party’s cohesion.
The Financial Times described Bannon as a former White House chief strategist and reported that he expects intense legislative battles before the new Congress is sworn in.
La Repubblica reported that, in the event of a Republican defeat, Bannon’s forecast involves a possible struggle between supporters of the party’s leader and traditionalists. The supplied reporting does not explicitly identify the leader referenced in that account.
The reports describe a prediction and a conditional scenario, not a confirmed rupture within the Republican Party.