Park Geun-hye After The GNP
And so Assembly woman Park Geun-hye has finally bolted from the Grand National Party. Given certain issues within the party and her statements and reactions to them, her decision was more or less expected. In the press conference at which she announced her departure, she said that the GNP had the opportunity to either become a "democratic political party" or "a party with one leader," but that it had "made a unfortunate choice," essentially blaming the party for her defection. In other words, she is leaving because the GNP chose not to adopt her proposal for a "group leadership" as it approaches the presidential election.
When a politician makes certain choices about their political course of action, there will be both personal and public reasons for the decisions made. One's political goals and desires and the ability to make choices about them are something that is personal, and here it is one's motivation that is most important. It is a public issue as well because choices made bring about certain situations that require one to bear responsibility for the results. Park's personal reasons for her decision is not for anyone to debate. But everyone should be able to discuss what her departure will mean for Korean politics, and what she may have to bear responsibility for.
To begin with, that talk about a complete makeover of the political landscape could now suddenly turn into the hottest topic in town. This could mean that a presidential election that was about to be a contest between the Millennium Democratic Party and the Grand National Party could be turned into something else.
Park's departure could also turn into a test of GNP President Lee Hoi-chang's political leadership and capability. Though it is too hard to tell whether the effect will be large or small, it will be interesting to see how her breakaway affects the opposition party. One surely thinks that when she made a decision that relates so directly to her political career, she certainly must have considered the public and private concerns involved, and that she gave ample consideration as to the responsibility she will be made to bear as the results become clear.
source : The Chosun Ilbo.
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