【学习贯彻党的二十大】武维华:把握新时代新征程新使命,建设中国特色社会主义参政党******
连日来,各民主党派、工商联和无党派人士高度关注、持续热议中共二十大,认真学习贯彻二十大精神。大家纷纷表示,要紧紧围绕中共二十大绘制的宏伟蓝图、确立的奋斗目标和作出的战略部署,切实履行好参政党职能,主动参与全过程人民民主实践,在以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴的新征程上作出新贡献。即日起,“统战新语”陆续刊发各民主党派中央主席、全国工商联主席和无党派人士代表的学习心声。
中共二十大高举旗帜、凝聚力量、团结奋进,必将为全面建设社会主义现代化国家、全面推进中华民族伟大复兴注入强大动能。习近平总书记在大会上所作的报告,总结历史成就、分析发展大势、描绘宏伟蓝图、制定行动纲领,是一篇闪耀着马克思主义真理光辉的纲领性文献。九三学社完全赞同中共二十大作出的各项决策部署,衷心拥护以习近平同志为核心的新一届中共中央领导集体。
从历史性成就中深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义,毫不动摇地坚持中国共产党领导。中共十八大以来,以习近平同志为核心的中共中央,团结带领全国人民攻克了许多长期没有解决的难题,办成了许多事关长远的大事要事,推动党和国家事业取得举世瞩目的辉煌成就。实践证明,新时代取得的历史性成就、发生的历史性变革,归其根本在于有习近平总书记作为中共中央的核心、全党的核心掌舵领航,在于有习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想科学指引。“两个确立”符合中国实际、反映中国人民意愿、适应时代发展要求,是实现新时代新征程目标任务的根本保证。九三学社将团结引领广大社员深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义,坚决做到“两个维护”,更加自觉地在思想上政治上行动上同以习近平同志为核心的中共中央保持高度一致。
围绕中共二十大确立的目标任务,找准参政履职的方向和重点。中共二十大报告明确了党的中心任务,并对此进行了宏观展望和重点部署。作为以科学技术界高、中级知识分子为主的中国特色社会主义参政党,九三学社将紧紧围绕落实中共二十大战略部署,聚焦推动高质量发展、科教兴国战略实施、绿色发展等重大问题,深入调查研究,积极建言献策。进一步密切与科技界党外知识分子的联系,及时反映他们的思想动态和利益诉求,支持鼓励他们为科技创新作出更大贡献。
准确把握新时代新征程赋予参政党的新使命,加快参政党自身建设。中共二十大报告强调,要巩固和发展最广泛的爱国统一战线,动员全体中华儿女围绕实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦一起来想、一起来干。作为统一战线的重要组成部分,民主党派面临的形势与任务对自身建设水平提出了更高要求。九三学社将坚持以党为师,加快建设政治坚定、组织坚实、履职有力、作风优良、制度健全的中国特色社会主义参政党。以九三学社中央换届为契机,深化政治交接,巩固政治共识,引导广大社员为全面建设社会主义现代化国家、全面推进中华民族伟大复兴作出新的更大贡献。
(来源:统战新语微信公众号 作者武维华系九三学社中央主席)
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.
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