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.
历史最低价!特斯拉大降价意欲何为?******
中新网1月7日电(中新财经 葛成) 6日,“特斯拉降价”话题登上热搜。此前,特斯拉已屡屡因为价格调整,尤其是降价的话题登上热搜引发热议。
特斯拉降价,为何经常引发反响?背后有何市场图谋?
1月6日,特斯拉官网两款车型售价截图。两款车型降至历史最低价 特斯拉高管回应
据特斯拉中国官网显示,特斯拉国产车型降价,两款车型已降至历史最低价。其中,Model 3起售价22.99万元,Model Y起售价25.99万元。此前,这两款车型的起售价分别为26.59万元和28.89万元。
在相关话题登上热搜后,特斯拉外事务副总裁陶琳回应称,“特斯拉价格调整的背后,涵盖了无数工程创新,实质上是独一无二的成本控制之极佳定律”。陶琳还称,特斯拉从“第一性原理出发”,坚持以成本定价。
不过,这番回应却难以与刚提车的老车主形成共鸣。有车主在网络上发帖称:“特斯拉降价,他不到一个月就亏了三万五,2022年买车的车主就是个笑话。”也有车主表现得淡定一些,表示“笑着安慰自己‘早买早享受’。”
虽然车主态度不一,但特斯拉在三个月内连续降价两次却是不争的事实。2022年10月,特斯拉宣布降价,Model 3和Model Y两款车型降价幅度为1.4万元-3.7万元。
图为特斯拉上海超级工厂。 特斯拉方面供图降价背后,特斯拉去年交付量未完成马斯克的目标
此前,特斯拉的降价幅度虽然不小,但并没有对其提振销量起到“立竿见影”的效果。
乘联会发布的中国市场预估销量显示,特斯拉在12月交付了55796辆中国制造的电动汽车,这是五个月来的最低水平。这一数字较11月份下降44%,较上年同期下降21%。
特斯拉近日公布的年度产销数据显示,2022年,其全年产量为1369611辆,同比增长47%;全年交付量为1313851辆,同比增长40%。虽然产销双双突破了百万辆大关,但交付量距离马斯克在2022年初定下的提升50%的目标仍有差距。
当地时间1月5日,特斯拉股价收跌2.9%,报110.34美元。2022年,特斯拉股价累计下跌约70%,创下自上市以来最糟糕的年度表现。
资料图:特斯拉Model 3。 中新社记者 易海菲 摄特斯拉逆势降价的“底牌”,是什么?
进入2023年,受新能源汽车购置补贴终止影响,包括比亚迪、大众、奇瑞在内的十多家车企都陆续宣布对旗下新能源汽车涨价。
这样的背景下,特斯拉为何要“反向操作”,底气何来?
财报显示,特斯拉2022年第三季度营收近215亿美元,同比增长56%。按美国通用会计准则,特斯拉第三季度营业利润为37亿美元,营业利润率为17.2%。其中,特斯拉单车利润约为9570美元(人民币6.93万元)。
在单车利润这一数据方面,大多数新能源车企难以与特斯拉抗衡。
财报数据显示,2022年上半年,包括蔚来、小鹏、理想在内的“造车新势力”单车利润仍为负值。东吴证券预计,与特斯拉一样,同为新能源制造车企的比亚迪,2022年第三季度单车净利润约为1万元,虽然创下历史新高,但相比特斯拉依旧差距明显。
上述优势成为了特斯拉降价的“底牌”之一,也是特斯拉市场竞争的一个重要“杀手锏”。
市场分析人士认为,特斯拉的“历史低价”,将在2023年进一步加剧新能源汽车市场的竞争,让消费者享受到实惠,但对部分利润微薄或是负数的车企而言,无疑是“重磅一击”。
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