资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
从“水运”悠长到轨道茫茫:江苏始终“在路上”******
中新网南京1月19日电 (记者 钟升 朱晓颖)1月14日至19日,2023年江苏省两会在南京召开,代表委员们就衣食住行等民生话题展开探讨。其中,新一年江苏省将如何“行”稳致远,引发了代表委员们的热议。
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施工中的南沿江铁路江阴站。 泱波 摄江苏省政府工作报告中提出,2023年,江苏省要进一步完善现代综合交通运输体系,高质量建设交通运输现代化示范区。全年江苏交通基础设施建设计划投资2002亿元,同比增长10.7%。预计建成综合交通网络约2860公里,加快构建“一带一路”新亚欧陆海联运通道,做强双向开放枢纽。
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2023年,江苏省将完成水运建设投资183亿元。计划统筹推进城乡互联互通现代水网建设,优化提升内河水运设施网络,加快实施淮河入海水道二期等工程,开工建设宿连航道二期工程,打造更具特色的“水运江苏”。
除了道路更加通达,江苏省也在思考如何“走得更好”。2020年国庆假期,江苏高速服务区一度“火出圈”。在服务区里,旅客们可以逛园林、看电影、购物。江苏高速公路运营单位还会定期举行服务区之间的厨艺比赛,“高速旅游长廊”的不断延长,带动了江苏美食“出圈”出彩。
江苏省政协委员、省交通运输厅综合计划处处长尹红亮介绍,2023年江苏将加快构建“一带一路”新亚欧陆海联运通道,做强双向开放枢纽。条条大路通江苏,江苏货物运四海。“走得更远”一直是江苏的目标。
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除此之外,江苏还追求“走得更高科技”。2022年,江苏省提出到2025年,建成国内领先的车联网和智能网联汽车产业链与创新链,落地一批车路协同应用服务和自动驾驶典型场景,培育一批掌握关键核心技术、具有行业引领力的龙头骨干企业,打造一批车联网和智能网联汽车高质量发展先行区,车联网基础设施实现跨区域规模覆盖。
根据工作计划,江苏省2023年将大力推动无锡国家车联网先导区建设;省人大常委会拟作出关于促进车联网和智能网联汽车发展的决定。江苏省人大代表、T3出行首席执行官崔大勇表示,公司作为江苏本土企业,正在智能网联、智慧交通、数字科技、自动驾驶等维度持续发力,目前已在苏州从事路测及商业化运营模式的探索,并为自动驾驶国产化提供出行场景和数据。他希望能够携手更多整车制造企业、科技企业等,共同打造国家级数字智慧出行平台,实现产业链协同发展,为江苏出行产业链现代化布局作出贡献。(完)
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