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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.
（新春走基层）“洋教头”的第一个“中国年”：教泰拳，享美食****** 中新网漳州1月10日电 (张金川 廖珍妹)“过来嘛，手、肘、腿、膝……”在福建省漳州市龙溪搏击俱乐部内，来自泰国清迈的泰拳教练库鲁，正和学员们实战对打，教学现场格外火爆。
“再来2个、3个……”在库鲁的口令声中，学员手脚并用，连续击打鞋靶，格斗搏击的声音响彻全馆。 现年42岁的库鲁，7岁开始练拳，2015年获泰拳大师C级证书，2016年后相继获泰拳教练执照B证、A证证书，从事泰拳教学已14年。  泰拳教练库鲁(右)和学员实战对打，现场十分火爆。 张金川 摄“拳术，在泰国是一项大众普及、影响力很广的运动。”库鲁告诉中新社记者，在泰国，他曾有自己的拳馆；拳馆关闭后，他去过巴西、澳大利亚、新加坡等地教授泰拳。 库鲁此次来到漳州已有两个月，现为龙溪搏击俱乐部的唯一一位“洋教头”。刚开始时，他只会讲英语，与教练、学员交流要通过龙溪搏击俱乐部负责人阮沈滨来翻译；现在，他也能讲些简单的中文了。 “学员们通过他的动作示范，都能领会他的教学要领。”阮沈滨调侃道，别看库鲁教学时有点“鬼哭狼嚎”，但氛围非常好，学员的力量能被他激发。  泰拳教练库鲁(右)和学员实战对打，现场十分火爆。 张金川 摄据阮沈滨介绍，新冠疫情发生前，当地练习泰拳的人不少，高峰时俱乐部有700多名学员，先后有6个泰国教练及俄罗斯、乌克兰教练来执教；受新冠疫情影响，那些“洋教头”相继离开了。 “疫情前，我基本每一年都来中国教拳。”库鲁自称“很爱往中国跑”，但此次来漳州执教，是他第一次来福建，也是疫情发生后首次来中国。他希望今年开始泰拳培训和交流能够更频繁。 六年前首次踏上中国后，库鲁曾在陕西西安、甘肃兰州、吉林、贵州等多地执教。“到中国后，我很惊讶，中国人很多人喜欢泰拳。”  泰拳教练库鲁(右)和学员实战对打，现场十分火爆。 张金川 摄泰拳主要运用人体的双拳、双腿、双肘、双膝这四肢八体来进行攻击，具有较强的杀伤力，被称为“八臂拳术”“八条腿的运动”。在库鲁看来，泰拳动作简单、上手快，普通人练习泰拳，既能习得一技之长，用作个人防身，又能减肥和强身健体。 在龙溪搏击俱乐部的同事眼中，库鲁是个“吃货”，也是中国电影的“铁粉”。 “最喜欢吃烧烤配点小酒，还要加很多辣才够爽。”喜欢重口味的库鲁觉得漳州饮食偏甜，“中国啤酒太淡了，喝起来像水；白酒又太辣了，喝不下去。” 除了酷爱吃烧烤，库鲁在中国最开心的是可以看很多中国电影。聊起电影，库鲁两眼放光，兴致颇高，“我也是通过中国电影了解中国文化，爱上中国文化的。”  库鲁(右)带领学员学泰拳。 张金川 摄库鲁七八岁就开始爱看中国电影。他说，最喜欢的电影有刘德华、吴倩莲主演的《天若有情》，成龙主演的《醉拳》等；最喜欢的电影明星有王祖贤、黎明、周星驰等。 春节临近，漳州市区张灯结彩，街上挂起了红灯笼、中国结、福字，让库鲁感受到浓浓的中国年味。他说，中国人很喜欢红色，红色在泰国代表了“lucky”(幸运)，他也很喜欢红色。 “泰国新年是‘宋干节’(也称‘泼水节’)，有3天假期，而中国农历新年假期长达7天，同事们打算带我去串门、唱歌，还有吃我最爱吃的烧烤。”留在漳州过年的库鲁，对他的第一个“中国年”充满期待，“我要吃遍中国美食、看遍中国电影。”(完)
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