范霍伦宣布竞选参议院多数党领袖，正式挑战舒默：12月1日党团闭门表决
美国马里兰州民主党联邦参议员 Chris Van Hollen 11 月 12 日宣布，将竞选参议院多数党领袖，挑战自 2017 年起领导参议院民主党人的 Chuck Schumer。党团闭门表决定于 12 月 1 日举行，这是参议院民主党领袖选举自 1994 年以来首次有人正式参选挑战现任领袖。
Van Hollen 当天在 MS NOW 的访谈中宣布参选。他表示，中期选举中选民要求改变「对工薪民众不起作用的现状」，并说：「这不是关于任何个人，而是回应美国人民的呼声。」他承认自己是这场竞选中的弱势一方，同时表示已有 55 名民主党参议员中的 10 多人支持他。
民主党在今年的中期选举中翻转多个席位，将在新一届国会中握有至少 55 个参议院席位，并同时拿下众议院多数。胜出者需要获得 55 至 56 人党团的过半支持。
Schumer 当天发表声明回应称：「我有足够的票数继续担任民主党领袖。」现年 75 岁的 Schumer 自 2017 年起担任参议院民主党领袖。Van Hollen 现年 67 岁，2017 年起任参议员，此前在众议院任职 14 年。
Van Hollen 宣布参选前，参议员 Bernie Sanders 已于 11 月 10 日公开表示不支持 Schumer 连任；新当选参议员 Abdul El-Sayed 已表态支持 Van Hollen。本站此前报道，至少七名新当选民主党参议员在选后不愿表态支持 Schumer 连任，领导层之争当时已经提前打响。
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（来源：路透社）
Van Hollen Announces Run for Senate Majority Leader, Formally Challenging Schumer Ahead of the Dec. 1 Caucus Vote
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, announced on November 12 that he will run for Senate majority leader, challenging Chuck Schumer, who has led Senate Democrats since 2017. The closed-door caucus vote is set for December 1, making this the first contested Senate Democratic leadership election since 1994.
Van Hollen announced his bid in an interview on MS NOW. He said voters in the midterm elections had called for a change from a status quo that is not working for working people, adding: "This is not about any one individual, but it is about answering the call of the American people." He acknowledged he is the underdog in the race while saying more than 10 of the 55 Democratic senators back him.
Democrats flipped multiple seats in this year's midterms and will hold at least 55 Senate seats in the new Congress, alongside a House majority. The winner needs the support of a majority of the 55- to 56-member caucus.
Schumer responded the same day in a statement: "I have the votes to continue serving as Democratic Leader." Schumer, 75, has led Senate Democrats since 2017. Van Hollen, 67, has served in the Senate since 2017 after 14 years in the House.
Before Van Hollen's announcement, Sen. Bernie Sanders said publicly on November 10 that he would not back Schumer's re-election as leader, and Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has said he will support Van Hollen. GSM previously reported that at least seven newly elected Democratic senators declined to commit to backing Schumer, bringing the leadership fight forward.
(Source: Reuters)
来源：路透社
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图片来源：图：美国马里兰州联邦参议员 Chris Van Hollen 官方肖像（资料图）。美国参议院摄影工作室摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons；竖幅原图以全图不裁切方式制成 16:9 成品。 / Photo: Official portrait of U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland (file photo). U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; the portrait-format original was set into a 16:9 frame without cropping.
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