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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.

波罗的海国家加大装备采购力度******

　　据美国“防务新闻”网站报道，近日，立陶宛政府宣布与美国政府敲定一项价值4.95亿美元的协议，采购8套“海马斯”火箭炮系统。无独有偶，爱沙尼亚近期也与美国政府签署一份价值2亿美元的协议，采购6套“海马斯”火箭炮系统。这是爱沙尼亚迄今为止规模最大的武器采购项目。对此，其邻国拉脱维亚表示，该国政府也在寻求高性能火箭炮系统，或将采购不超过10套“海马斯”火箭炮系统。分析人士指出，近期，波罗的海三国纷纷加大装备采购力度，或对地区安全形势造成负面影响。

　　据悉，“海马斯”火箭炮系统具备火力较强、机动性能较优、装填较迅速等特点。该型火箭炮系统配备6个发射管，既可发射射程70千米的GPS制导火箭弹，也可发射射程超过300千米的“陆军战术导弹”。在满载弹药的情况下，“海马斯”火箭炮系统公路最高时速可达90千米，具备自装填模块化发射能力，独立作战能力较强，可利用公路网，实现随停随打、打完即跑。

　　今年9月，北约在拉脱维亚举行了“银箭-2022”多国军事演习。演习期间，美军使用C-130运输机将“海马斯”火箭炮系统运抵拉脱维亚里加和利耶帕亚机场。在随后的实弹演习中，参演人员使用该型火箭炮系统发射火箭弹，成功打击波罗的海水域拉脱维亚专属经济区内的预定目标。不久后，波罗的海三国相继表达了购买“海马斯”火箭炮系统的意愿。

　　俄乌冲突爆发后，波罗的海三国不断增加国防开支，并声称要将国防开支占比提升至国内生产总值的3%。据北约估计，目前，爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛的防务开支分别占国内生产总值的2.34%、2.10%和2.36%。报道指出，尽管波罗的海三国的目标一致，但三国实现目标的时间表各不相同。爱沙尼亚总理卡娅·卡拉斯表示，爱沙尼亚国防开支占国内生产总值比例将在2024年超过3%。立陶宛预计明年达到这一目标。拉脱维亚暂未透露具体时间。

　　与此同时，美国也借机加强在波罗的海国家的军事存在。12月16日，爱沙尼亚国防部发表声明称，美军一个步兵连已抵达爱沙尼亚，并计划在爱沙尼亚部署“海马斯”火箭炮系统，以增强北约东部力量。分析人士指出，受俄乌冲突影响，波罗的海三国经济呈现放缓和停滞现象，面临较大不确定性。与此同时，北约近期军事活动持续升级，一方面大幅扩充快速反应部队规模，另一方面频繁进行大规模军事演习。波罗的海三国此时加大装备采购力度，不仅会加重国内财政负担，还可能导致误判，加剧地区安全形势的恶化。（常雨康）

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）