A | MUMBAI, India -- IOC president Thomas Bach was urged by its members on Sunday to change Olympic rules on term limits and seek four more years as president.Bach’s presidency is due to end in 2025 – a 12-year maximum agreed in anti-corruption reforms passed after the Salt Lake City bid scandal broke in the 1990s.However, citing the recent years of global crises, several of the 99 International Olympic Committee members opened their annual meeting Sunday suggesting they needed more of Bach's leadership that started in 2013.The Olympic movement needed “to go through this period of torment with a president who has proved his mettle,” African sports leader Mustapha Berraf said.“We really need to be able to rely on the leadership you have shown,” said IOC member Luis Mejia Oviedo of the Dominican Republic.Though Bach has never publicly sought a term limit-busting third mandate, the option has been spoken of in international sports circles since he was re-elected in 2021 at a meeting held remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The IOC gives its president a first term of eight years.“I cannot hide how that went straight to my heart,” Bach told IOC members of their praise at its annual meeting being held in Mumbai.Bach cautioned the presidential term limit is enshrined in the IOC’s book of rules and principles. “I’m very loyal to the Olympic Charter,” the German lawyer said. “Being a co-author of this Olympic Charter drives me to be even more loyal.”Extending Bach’s term would need a proposal submitted ahead of an annual meeting, known as the Session. The next is scheduled in July in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Summer Games.Only one IOC member has publicly spoken about a possible leadership bid: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe, a two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters, head of the 2012 London Olympics organizing committee and a former elected lawmaker in the British parliament.Coe turns 70 in September 2026, the year his IOC membership should expire, and a 2025 election should be his only option.A diplomatically expressed counter to extending Bach’s term was suggested by gymnastics federation president Morinari Watanabe, who has been speculated as a possible IOC leadership candidate.“You guided us all that sports organizations must follow rules and have high integrity under good governance,” Watanabe suggested. “Sports demonstrate discipline and the spirit of fairness to society.”“I love you, Mr President Thomas Bach,” the Japanese official said, “because I believe you are a correct person.”Bach replied: “Thank you for your love.”—-AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games。 密歇根州共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯据称已请求美国以色列公共事务委员会AIPAC避免为他助选。罗杰斯担心该组织的介入会影响他在11月选举中的表现，尤其是在进步派对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在民主党初选中取得标志性胜利后。 根据美国新闻网站Axios的报道，罗杰斯上周在洛杉矶与AIPAC主席迈克尔·图钦会面。会后， 该组织决定搁置一则已制作完成、原计划用于攻击埃尔-赛义德的视频广告。埃尔-赛义德在竞选中主张全民医保、对亿万富翁加税、消除政治中的大额金钱影响，并终止美国对以色列的无条件援助。 尽管罗杰斯在国会期间反对单方面承认巴勒斯坦国，他目前并未公开详细阐述对巴勒斯坦建国的立场。尽管罗杰斯是坚定支持以色列的共和党人，这一决定仍据称激怒了AIPAC官员。该组织此前已投入超过3000万美元，试图在民主党初选中击败埃尔-赛义德，并计划再投入数百万美元支持罗杰斯的竞选。 Axios援引知情人士的话称，在民主党初选前，罗杰斯的助手曾提醒AIPAC，他们认为埃尔-赛义德会击败温和派候选人海莉·史蒂文斯。
B | 然而，AIPAC仍选择继续支持史蒂文斯，认为她会胜出。最终，埃尔-赛义德以1个百分点的优势击败史蒂文斯，得票率为48.5%，史蒂文斯为47.5%。随后，AIPAC告知罗杰斯的盟友，他们计划将广告攻势延续到11月3日的中期选举。 然而，Axios报道称，罗杰斯团队认为，AIPAC在初选期间的广告反而给了埃尔-赛义德一个明显的攻击目标，继续介入可能对共和党的竞选不利。知情人士还透露，罗杰斯的盟友曾建议AIPAC以不突出自身名义的方式参与助选。
C | 但据称AIPAC官员对这一提议不满，他们希望在击败埃尔-赛义德的行动中扮演显著角色。他们还认为，由于罗杰斯本身强烈支持以色列，埃尔-赛义德无论如何都会将他与亲以色列游说团体联系起来。 在初选期间，埃尔-赛义德将AIPAC的花费作为批评重点，称这显示史蒂文斯受制于亲以色列游说集团。Axios报道称，罗杰斯竞选团队与AIPAC之间的沟通已陷入停滞，促使共和党方面开始更广泛地出面调解。
D | 据知情人士透露，与双方阵营都有联系的犹太裔共和党捐助者正充当中间人。该媒体还称，全国共和党人担心AIPAC可能最终完全不参与这场普选。 根据萨斯奎哈纳民调与研究公司本周发布的调查， 埃尔-赛义德目前在密歇根州的参议院席位争夺战中领先罗杰斯。目前，共和党在参议院拥有53席对45席的多数，不包括独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和安格斯·金。不仅在密歇根州，多名进步派民主党候选人在本轮选举周期中击败了获得AIPAC及其关联团体支持的对手。越来越多的初选选民对这个华盛顿最具影响力的政治组织之一表达反感。返回，查看更多。
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Olympic president Thomas Bach urged by IOC members to extend term limit and seek 4 more years
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