四川省十四届人大一次会议在成都闭幕******
中新网成都1月15日电 1月15日下午,四川省第十四届人民代表大会第一次会议圆满完成各项议程后在成都闭幕。
大会应到代表880名,实到代表857名,符合法定人数。
根据本次大会选举办法和有关规定,在总监票人和监票人监督下,大会采用无记名投票方式,选举产生了四川省第十四届全国人民代表大会代表147名,中央提名的代表候选人赵乐际同志当选。
大会选举王晓晖为四川省第十四届人大常委会主任,王雁飞、罗强、祝春秀、彭琳、宋朝华、王菲、刘坪、何延政、朱家德、何礼为副主任,贾瑞云为秘书长。选举黄强为四川省人民政府省长,李云泽、杨兴平、叶寒冰、田庆盈、胡云、郑备、段毅君为副省长。选举廖建宇为四川省监察委员会主任。选举王树江为四川省高级人民法院院长,葛晓燕为四川省人民检察院检察长。新选出的四川省人民检察院检察长葛晓燕待最高人民检察院检察长提请全国人大常委会批准。
会议表决通过了关于政府工作报告的决议、关于四川省2022年国民经济和社会发展计划执行情况及2023年计划的决议、关于四川省2022年预算执行情况及2023年预算的决议、《四川省人民代表大会关于修改〈四川省人民代表大会议事规则〉的决定》、关于四川省人民代表大会常务委员会工作报告的决议、关于四川省高级人民法院工作报告的决议、关于四川省人民检察院工作报告的决议。
四川省委书记、省人大常委会主任王晓晖作了讲话,代表省委向十三届省人大常委会组成人员和全体省人大代表表示衷心感谢、致以崇高敬意。他指出,过去五年,是治蜀兴川事业大踏步向前迈进的五年。在波澜壮阔的奋斗历程中,省人大认真行使宪法法律赋予的职权,紧紧围绕全省中心大局,大力推进民主法治建设,不断提高立法质量,切实加强法律监督和工作监督,充分发挥人大代表作用,为推动四川改革发展作出了重要贡献。
王晓晖指出,当前四川发展已经站在新的历史起点上,正阔步迈向全面建设社会主义现代化四川新的征程。这次省人代会贯彻落实省委决策部署,对未来五年及今年全省经济社会发展主要目标和重点任务作出全面安排。
王晓晖指出,推动新时代新征程四川现代化建设,必须大力推进“四化同步”发展,找准发展路径、增强内驱动力,增强发展的整体性、协调性、集成性。推动新时代新征程四川现代化建设,必须大力推进“城乡融合”发展,重塑城乡关系、优化发展生态,加快形成城乡共同繁荣新局面。推动新时代新征程四川现代化建设,必须大力推进“五区共兴”发展,强化全域联动、促进协同发展,推动优势地区更好发展、生态功能区更好保护、欠发达地区加快追赶。
王晓晖指出,面对新征程新形势新任务,各级人大及其常委会要着力加强和改进新时代四川人大工作,大力发展和践行全过程人民民主,持续提高四川人大工作质量和水平。各级人大代表要模范遵守宪法法律,认真履职尽责,共同把大会确定的各项目标任务落到实处,更好展现新时代人大代表的新气象新风貌。
王晓晖指出,前行道路上还有更多更艰巨的任务和挑战等着我们,可能会经受风高浪急甚至惊涛骇浪的重大考验,决不能有任何松松劲、歇歇脚的想法。必须牢记“三个务必”,始终保持对初心使命的坚守执着,始终保持艰苦奋斗的优良作风,始终保持顽强斗争的拼搏精神,奋力写好中国式现代化的四川篇章,共同开创治蜀兴川的美好明天。(完)
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.