【110警察节】山东省公安厅隆重举行庆祝2023年“中国人民警察节”升警旗仪式******
近日，习近平总书记对政法工作作出重要指示，并在“中国人民警察节”到来之际向全国人民警察致以节日祝贺和慰问。
坚守从警初心，永葆忠诚本色。为热烈庆祝2023年“中国人民警察节”，激励广大民警以更加饱满的热情忠实履行好党和人民赋予的新时代使命任务，1月10日上午，省公安厅隆重举行升警旗仪式。副省长、厅党委书记、厅长范华平，厅领导张月波、槐国栋、李祝群、修春清出席仪式，厅党委委员、政治部主任王海防主持仪式。
冬日的朝阳洒向省公安厅机关广场，仪式现场气氛隆重热烈，红色背景板上，“山东省公安厅庆祝2023年中国人民警察节升警旗仪式”字样分外醒目，参加仪式全体民警身着警礼服，精神抖擞、整齐列队。上午8时30分仪式开始，在嘹亮的指挥口令下，护旗队伍英姿挺拔、斗志昂扬，护卫中国人民警察警旗正步行进到升旗台，仪仗标兵分列旗台两侧、持枪伫立。随着《中国人民警察警歌》振奋激昂的旋律响起，擎旗手挥臂扬旗，鲜艳的中国人民警察警旗沐浴朝阳冉冉升起。全体民警面向警旗庄严敬礼，放声高唱，向中国人民警察节致敬，向新时代公安事业致敬，向党和人民致敬。
“我是中国人民警察，我宣誓！”由获得全省“人民满意的公务员集体”荣誉称号的省公安厅疫情防控专班负责人领誓，全体民警握拳举起，重温公安机关人民警察誓词：“坚决拥护中国共产党的绝对领导，矢志献身崇高的人民公安事业，对党忠诚、服务人民、执法公正、纪律严明，为捍卫政治安全、维护社会安定、保障人民安宁而英勇奋斗！” 誓词声高亢嘹亮，久久回荡，宣示广大民警矢志不渝做中国特色社会主义事业建设者、捍卫者的坚定决心。
仪式上，范华平为晋升警监警衔的民警代表颁发了授衔命令证书并合影留念。晋升警监警衔的民警充满光荣与自豪，表示晋升警监警衔是从警生涯的崇高荣誉，标志着更高的责任担当，在今后的工作中将倍加珍惜荣誉，坚守初心本色，为推动新时代全省公安工作高质量发展不断贡献智慧和力量。
省公安厅要求，广大民警要深入学习宣传贯彻党的二十大精神，坚定践行“四句话、十六字”总要求，牢固树立“靠前一步、主动作为”警务理念，奋力推进新时代新征程公安工作现代化，为全面建设更高水平的平安山东和社会主义现代化强省作出新的更大贡献。
警徽熠熠，誓言铮铮，见证人民公安为人民的庄严承诺。参加仪式全体民警心潮激荡、热血澎湃，纷纷表示，将深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，着力增强践行“两个维护”的高度自觉，切实把思想和行动统一到党的二十大精神上来，把智慧和力量凝聚到党的二十大确定的各项任务上来，踔厉奋发、勇毅前行，以更加昂扬的斗志投入本职工作，努力为党和人民争取更大光荣！
厅直各单位班子成员和民警代表共200余人参加仪式。
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.
