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中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******

　　中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。

　　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.

黄埔情—两岸“同扬文化·喜迎新春”书画联展在北京、台北、高雄举行******

　　中新社北京12月30日电 (记者 李晗雪)由黄埔军校同学会、北京至高美术馆与台湾史记文化出版社、台湾振兴中华民族暨文化经济促进协会共同举办的黄埔情—两岸“同扬文化·喜迎新春”书画联展暨送春联活动30日在北京、台北、高雄同步举行。三地会场均展出来自两岸名家的书画作品，并通过视频连线互动交流。

　　据悉，此次联展中，大陆知名书画家创作了200余幅作品赠予台北、高雄会场；北京会场也展出多幅来自台湾书画家的佳作。活动当天，三地会场总计有近300位嘉宾出席，分别是来自中华海外联谊会、民革中央、海峡两岸关系协会、全国台联、中国和平统一促进会、北京市黄埔军校同学会等单位的嘉宾，两岸及港澳知名书画家，台湾黄埔退役将军、军人和亲属等。

　　开幕式上，全国政协副主席、民革中央主席郑建邦在视频致辞中指出，中华文化是两岸同胞共同书写、共同创造的，数千年来一直滋养着中华民族生生不息。当前，两岸同胞都有高度文化自信，无论任何势力任何人想篡改、歪曲、抹杀中华文化，都无异螳臂挡车。中华文化已深深融进每一位中华儿女的血液里、情怀中，必将在两岸关系和平发展、祖国和平统一的进程中发挥越来越大的作用，也必将为两岸同胞同尊共护。

　　郑建邦指出，本次书画联展活动得到两岸同胞的广泛响应和积极参与，为两岸同胞享受中华文化的丰富魅力，品味文化里的乡音乡味、乡愁乡情提供了平台、创造了条件。希望两岸同胞继续探索包括书画联展、写春联等大家喜闻乐见的形式，加大两岸文化交流合作力度，共同在捍卫、创新、弘扬、传播中华文化的历史进程中作出新的更大贡献。

　　中国国民党前主席洪秀柱、台湾海基会前董事长林中森及部分台湾退役将官分别在台北、高雄会场开幕式上致辞。嘉宾们表示，要共同珍惜和弘扬祖先创造传承下来的中华文化，充分发挥它在民族复兴进程中凝心聚力的作用。

　　开幕式后，三地会场分别对各自展出的书画作品进行导赏。接着，各会场内的嘉宾以“同扬文化·喜迎新春”为主题进行书画创作，写春联写“福”字，祝福同胞、共迎新年。(完)

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）