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加拿大华侨华人兔年新春活动陆续登场******

　　中新社多伦多1月6日电 (记者 余瑞冬)农历癸卯年新春临近，加拿大各地华侨华人的一系列迎新春活动正陆续登场。

　　各地华人同乡会、文艺团体等已从去年底开始举办各类迎新春活动。年节气氛已渐入高潮。

　　在加拿大最大城市多伦多，以中国音乐指挥家李德伦之名命名的李德伦音乐基金会定于1月7日举办“中西汇粹”新年音乐会，从而拉开多伦多“欢乐春节”系列活动的序幕。此次演出将由中国青年女指挥家崔琳涵执棒。这也是始于2002年的该贺岁音乐会因新冠疫情中断两年后首度恢复演出。

　　紧接其后，加拿大中文媒体记者协会等主办的“中国故事中国年”加拿大华侨华人春晚将于8日上演。多伦多众多华人文艺团体将奉献歌舞、器乐、戏曲曲艺、武术等节目。多伦多华人艺术家中心14日将举办中西合璧的“歌扬乐舞迎新春”音乐会。大年初一，加拿大皇家天使交响乐团将为多伦多乐迷们奉献世界名曲新春交响音乐会；加中体育文化交流中心等机构则将在冰场举行一场别具特色的“迎新春冰上嘉年华”。

　　多伦多中区唐人街在除夕及大年初一将举行系列节庆活动，民众可欣赏传统舞狮、民间舞蹈，也可体验书法、麻将，品尝中式美食等。

　　在加拿大西海岸的温哥华，加拿大华人联合总会第21届春晚也将在7日晚亮相。由当地舞蹈教学机构与爱好舞蹈的义工团体联袂举办的“春之舞”晚会，以及“加中亲善大使”大山主持、青少年音乐艺术爱好者们担纲主角的“春之声·欢乐颂”新年慈善音乐会将先后于14日、15日举行。

　　加拿大华人社团联席会将于除夕日在大温哥华地区一处大型购物中心举办首届中国春节文化庙会，届时将呈现多彩的“中国风”文艺节目，并进行丰富的中国传统文化展示。大年初一，温哥华中华会馆等众多侨团机构及其他族裔团体将在唐人街恢复举办中断两年的春节庆会。其中的主打活动——华埠春节大巡游已是温哥华颇具代表性的多元文化节庆活动之一。

　　在蒙特利尔，多家侨社团体和机构共同举办的、以“友谊地久天长”为主题的第七届枫花雪乐中国春节晚会将于1月10日上演。艺术家们将带来中西交融的各类节目。蒙特利尔华人联合总会将在14日举办“温暖迎春”侨学界春节联欢晚会暨优秀学生奖学金颁发典礼。唐人街也将在大年初一迎来新春游行。

　　在卡尔加里，农历小年和春节的两个周末，卡城中华文化中心都将举行新春嘉年华活动。

　　此外，加拿大多所高校的中国留学生们也将举办多场洋溢青春气息的春晚。

　　进入兔年正月后，新春节目仍将不断。加拿大中国戏曲艺术协会主办的“玉兔迎春梨园情”海外新年戏曲晚会将于1月29日在多伦多粉墨登场。由加拿大多地华星艺术团等团体主办的“四海同春·华星闪耀”2023加拿大春晚将自1月28日至2月中旬先后在温尼伯、多伦多、渥太华、温哥华和蒙特利尔五大城市上演，为各地民众奉献中西交融的歌舞、器乐、杂技等精彩节目。(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.

　　（文图：赵筱尘 巫邓炎）