SEOUL, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday called on his people to discuss possible changes in the country's power structure and the introduction of a coalition government to help the government and ruling party manage state affairs in a more stable manner.

    In a contribution to the website of the Presidential Office, Roh said, "I hope we can now begin constructive discussions on a variety of possibilities, so we can normalize our politics."

    On Monday, Roh said the ruling party can make cooperation with opposition case-by-case on a short-term base, while a full-fledged coalition should be a long-term option.

    The debates over a possible coalition between South Korean ruling and opposition parties were triggered by cooperation between the ruling Uri Party and the minor opposition Democratic Labor Party (DLP) in two ballots last week over bills in the National Assembly.

    In the 299-member National Assembly, the ruling party currently holds 146 seats, 4 seats less than the requisite majority.

    While the biggest opposition Grand National Party has 125 seats. The minor opposition DLP and the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP)respectively holds 10 and nine seats.

    In the article, Roh also said the coalition issue should not only be discussed in the political community, but also in academia and the media.

    Roh also said he will take time to put forward his own opinion to address the situation that the government and ruling party cannot successfully pursue state affairs for lack of a parliamentary majority.

    "I have a variety of ideas, but would rather wait and see the situation before expressing myself," Roh said.

    Roh said the center of the coalition issue is the country's power structure, which combines the traditional presidential and parliamentary government systems.

    Roh further said the combined systems greatly limit the power of the president.

    "Because of the cabinet member dismissal bill, cabinet members are easily swayed and would not honor orders from president," Roh said.

    According to South Korean Constitution, opposition parties can submit a bill to dismiss cabinet members and president has no right to reverse the parliament decision.

    Roh also said that confrontations between ruling and opposition parties have caused unproductiveness in the state affairs management.

    In South Korea, cooperation between ruling and opposition parties to seek parliament majority always is viewed as betrayal of voters' mind. Enditem