Foul play of the ``Three ruling coalition parties``

The National Assembly in April crippled once again. The National Assembly failed to count ballots on a proposal to dismiss Prime Minister and Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs because of the ruling coalition party members’ en-masse abstention.

It was said that the ruling coalition party had to make such a strategy of en-masse abstention, because one ballot could have passed the legislature for the dismissal. Therefore, total 99 members, consisted of all the members of the United Liberal Democrats, 78 members of the Millennium Democratic Party and one from the Democratic People’s Party, did not vote. The pre-meditated aspect of the strategy reveals the mistrust among the members of the ruling coalition parties. The whole context was rather bizarre.

It is hard to avoid asking why the ruling coalition parties escalate the political confrontation with the oppositional party by disrupting the legislature.

Of course, the oppositional party has to bear its own irresponsible political behaviors, such as the frequent submission of the dismissal proposition. This also disrupts the legislature by deepening the animosity between the parties. However, since the ruling party favors the politics that stresses the ``mighty ruling party`` it is worth reassessing why the oppositional party vehemently repels against the ruling party.

In the end only the general public will suffer from consequences of the cripple operation of the National Assembly and the conflict between the parties. The ruling party’s determination to reform and to revitalize the flagging economy has not been carried out. If the ruling party does not intend to run alone the state-affairs, it should cooperate with the oppositional party and respect the general public, who have grown disillusioned with the government.

Although the National Assembly in April crippled, there will be the extra session of the National Assembly in May. The ruling party said that the members would not comply with the extra session of the Assembly in May. This should not happen, however. They should attend the session and cooperate in deliberating on overdue bills in order to promote the recovery of the waning economy and stabilization of the public welfare at the National Assembly in May.

As the critical voice against the crippled operation of the National Assembly grows even within the ruling party, the Millennium Democratic Party should cooperate.