Political plumbers’ dig their own grave!

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Immature democracies needs mature politicians to handle coalitions

Modern political coalitions and 21st century marriages have so much in common. They are both loaded with egos; cumbersome to maintain and are as fragile as glass. While the dissolution of a marriage leads to fall of family structure, the end of a coalition oft en proves the brittleness of the government. Last week, this harsh reality dawned on the Polish Prime Minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, (albeit not on the matrimonial front), when he had to sack the ministers belonging to two smaller parties composing the coalition, bringing his government on the verge of dissolution & the nation closer to another round of elections. Accusing the government of using the intelligence agencies to settle political scores, Janusz Kaczmarek, one of the sacked minister said, “What was supposed to be good, to serve the truth is being used to hold on to power, to investigate cases against politicians.” With tempers running high, the probability of dissolution of the house seems to be on the cards.

The opposition reformist Civic Platform (PO) is certainly interested in reelections because its popularity is on the upswing. There are worrying signs, for Kaczynski’s social-conservative Law & Justice Party (PiS), opinion polls indicate PO to be leading by 50% in certain areas. Certain sections of the Polish media feel that members of parliament, who are not likely to be re-elected would prefer to sacrifice the Prime Minister instead of opting to vacate their parliamentary seats.

Whatever, the final outcome, the Poles will have to organise their politics to give it a semblance of stability. Because, without domestic political stability, the Poles will neither be able to play a role commensurate with their size in the European Union nor will they be in a position to negotiate missile shield with the US from a position of strength.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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