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.
二十大代表风采|新时代“追风者”武钢:让中国风机走向世界******
中新网乌鲁木齐10月11日电 题:新时代“追风者”武钢:让中国风机走向世界
作者 苟继鹏
“在达坂城安装成百上千台风机、制造出中国人自己的风机、让中国风机走向世界。”新疆金风科技股份有限公司(以下简称“金风科技”)党委书记、董事长、总工程师武钢近日接受中新网记者采访时说,这曾是他的“三个梦想”。
武钢说,实现这“三个梦想”的过程,正是中国风电行业从最初步履蹒跚到如今自主自强的一个缩影,亦是中国风行业电创新驱动、高速发展,在装机规模、环境适应、装备经济性和可靠性、产业整体竞争力迈上新台阶的生动演绎。
昔日以大风闻名的新疆乌鲁木齐达坂城,是武钢的逐梦之地,也是中国风电行业的摇篮。35年前,武钢选择做一名“追风者”,他接任了达坂城风电场场长。彼时的中国风电行业方兴未艾,而达坂城是这个行业的一块“试验田”。
武钢回忆道,在创业初期,中国大部分风机都还依靠进口,价格高、故障率高、维修成本高。这种受制于人的现状令他暗下决心,一定要造出中国人自己的风机。功夫不负有心人,他们研制的首台风机国产化率为33%,至第10台机组投产时,国产化率达已到96%。
但武钢并不满足于此。2005年,他带领金风科技研制的1.2MW直驱永磁风力发电机在新疆达坂城风力发电厂试运行。这是中国第一台具有自主知识产权的兆瓦级风机,由此,中国风机制造技术“更上一层楼”,可与国际领先技术同台竞技。如今,金风科技加快智能风机系列产品技术变革,机组采用直驱永磁与中速永磁“双轮驱动”技术路线,产品在智慧感知、智慧诊断、智慧协同方面实现智能化全面升级。
武钢展示金风科技制造的风机模型。 受访者供图如今,迎风转动的“大风车”成为达坂城新的代名词,达坂城风区已是中国风电行业的“样板间”,一如武钢所想的那样,成百上千的国产风机将源源不断的劲风转化为绿电照亮千家万户。“从进口到自主创新实现国产化,我国风电产业已经自主崛起,最初的那张白纸已是一幅璀璨壮丽的画卷,能源的饭碗已经逐步被我们端牢在自己手里。”武钢说。
武钢还说,党的十八大以来,中国风电产业取得骄人成就,在全世界新能源装备格局中的作用日益凸显,已形成了一个涵盖风电开发建设、设备制造、技术研发、检测认证、配套服务的完整风电装备制造产业链。同时,中国风电还积极“走出去”,为全球能源转型作出了贡献。
多年来,金风科技立足新疆,走向全国乃至世界。今年9月,金风科技成功签约乌兹别克斯坦Zarafshan500MW风电项目,实现了其在乌兹别克斯坦市场的重大突破。据介绍,此项目是金风科技在乌兹别克斯坦乃至中亚最大单体项目,建成后将明显改善当地的电力结构,满足50万户乌兹别克斯坦家庭的电力需求,每年将减少110万吨二氧化碳排放。
武钢表示,新疆周边的国家风能资源的储备也非常丰厚,可以把新疆的装备制造业和周边国家的能源转型有机结合,通过能源纽带来促进新疆经济发展,未来的前景广阔。
据统计,截至目前,金风科技制造的风机在全球累计装机超4.5万台,容量超过89GW,其业务遍布全球38个国家地区和中国国内30个省区市。并连续11年保持中国风电装备行业市场占有率第一,连续7年位列全球风电装备行业市场前三甲,在中国风机出口市场份额中占比60%。(完)
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