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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.

台商张乐民：以闽南语音乐为“琴” 拨动两岸“心弦”******

　　中新社温州1月11日电 题：台商张乐民：以闽南语音乐为“琴” 拨动两岸“心弦”

　　作者 张益聪

　　“开琴行是为了生活，追逐音乐的纯粹才是我的理想。”2023年，是台商张乐民到浙江温州苍南县的第九个年头，但他依然记得，第一次踏上这片土地时“乡音无改，他乡如故”的直观感受。

　　“这里几乎70%的人用闽南话交流，刚到温州，我在苍南待了一个多月，这里没有大都市的喧嚣，民风淳朴，让我的心能够沉下来、静下来。”于是，张乐民留下来，开始做一些小生意，“租过摊位卖过小吃，但我慢慢地意识到，这些并不是我擅长的，更不是我向往的。”

　　年轻时，张乐民曾醉心于音乐，还玩过乐队，“苍南的宁静让我重拾了年轻时的爱好，更让我爱上了这里。”张乐民表示，苍南的民风与环境，让他萌发了将兴趣与事业结合的想法。

　　随着苍南城市发展的日新月异，张乐民的琴行生意也慢慢有了起色，逐渐站稳了脚跟。

　　自此，张乐民漂泊半生，得以在知天命之年，安定于苍南县，用他的话说：“其实开琴行是我的副业，我经常去学校给孩子们授课，教他们弹琴唱歌，还参加各种两岸民间音乐交流、演出。”

　　走进张乐民的琴行，墙上钉满了木质挂琴板，上面陈列着尤克里里、古典吉他等弦乐。张乐民常常手持吉他拨动琴弦，弹唱闽南语歌曲《爱拼才会赢》。

　　谈起闽南语音乐，张乐民津津乐道。因为台湾民众也讲闽南语，因此大部分经典闽南语歌曲在海峡两岸久经传唱。

　　张乐民表示，希望通过自身的努力，让更多年轻人喜欢并传唱闽南语音乐。近年来，从琴行向音乐工作室拓展，他的音乐事业如歌曲进行至高潮部分，逐渐随之“高亢”。

　　2020年11月，张乐民的音乐工作室获得温州市台办授牌台湾青年创业就业实习基地，为更多台青来温州逐梦音乐提供了新舞台。

　　张乐民表示，想要广交朋友，吸引年轻人，互联网才是主舞台。接下来，他会通过线上线下等多种形式，继续传唱闽南语歌曲。(完)

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）