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A Political Party and The Government

Since the election ends, there are quite number of the political analysts using various media trying to put their views on aftermath of the election.

Their discussions touch on various aspects including Election Commission [EC]'s role, ineffectiveness of EC conducting election, protest, legitimacy of the government and so on.

Here, I only wanted to discuss on a single issue which I felt that most of the analysts had missed out undesirably.

As what I had observed many of them indistinguishably missed out the difference between a government and a political party.

Under the Westminster approach which was adapted and practiced in Malaysia, a political party that controls Parliament will form government and allow ruling this nation for 5 years.

In each election, the people must elect a political party which had majority in Parliament by giving mandate to them.

Like in USA, the people will elect either Republican Party or Democrat Party of their choice to rule them. In UK, Labour Party or Conservative Party through election will rule the nation.

This is norm which is happening in the most part of the world.   

Interestingly in Malaysia this simple notion is totally ignored by the learned people.

In a democratic nation, people have to make the choice. When they made the decision that decision need to be respected. Ultimately they are the superior source of the power.

Unfortunately, in many second and third world countries this notion normally disregarded totally.

Therefore I am not surprised at all.

A government wills remains forever but a political party which forms a government always changes through the election.

The biggest problem is when a political party ruled a nation more than a half century, than the party cannot differentiate between them and the government.

A government is separated from the party. A government cannot become a political party.  A political party will always form a government.   

In a nutshell, the analysts need to understand the difference when they discuss the matters involving a political party and government of the nation.

Kuala Lumpur.

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