The "beast" of a National Assembly that lasted for six days from April 25, the day of the Fast Track set by four political parties excluding the Liberty Korea Party, until the early hours of April 30, when the lawmakers finally put the amendment of the Public Official Election Act on the Fast Track has closed for now. However, the atmosphere at the National Assembly is practically mid winter due to the aftermath of a barbaric parliament. Some experts argue that the lawmakers have entered the second round of an “uncivilized” National Assembly, for due to the Fast Track, the ruling and opposition parties have already begun the “gunless” war for the parliamentary elections next April.

State affairs have come to a halt. Pending bills are piled up for the April extraordinary session of the National Assembly, which will close on May 7, including a 6.7 trillion won supplementary budget requested by the government, the amendment of the Labor Standards Act to adjust the unit period for flexible working hours, the amendment of the Framework Act on Fire-fighting Services--social demand for the amendment has increased due to the wildfire in Gangwon-do--and the three big data bills to support innovative growth.

In a Cheong Wa Dae cabinet meeting this day, the president urged the National Assembly and the government ministries to quickly pass and execute the supplementary budget. But the Liberty Korea Party, which had shouted, "There will be no twentieth National Assembly," has taken to the streets boycotting all parliamentary schedules as well as the review of the supplementary budget.

The race for the twenty-first parliamentary elections has virtually begun with the "animal-like" National Assembly, which the nation had to witness after seven years of civility. The situation can only grow worse as the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties continues. Most of all, the changes to the electoral system is an issue about the "rule of the game" and it provides the forum for a multipurpose power game, in which each political party aims to change the political dynamics and gather supporters. The Democratic Party of Korea isolated the Liberty Korea Party in a four-to-one framework, and some experts claim that the ruling party pursued a progressive coalition for the parliamentary election. The Liberty Korea Party focused on gathering the conservatives, who had been scattered after the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye.

However, just as the fierce fighting was intense, the aftershock is also big.

Political cooperation and fruits of legislation concerning reforms and the people's economic activities, which President Moon and the ruling party had promoted, is likely to end up as a pie in the sky until next year’s general election. The Liberty Korea Party, which had stomped on positive law, has moved further away from expanding its support base to include the moderate voters, critical for the party to win in the parliamentary elections. As for the Bareun Mirae Party, the very survival of the party is being threatened due to an internal discord, which has virtually reached a state of division. The public's disgust for politics and the anti-political sentiment are also growing.

Changes in the political landscape seem inevitable. The Fast Track has divided the politicians into two extremes, like the two poles of a magnet. A move to return to the past two-party system is expected to gain momentum. Some experts said that the latest “barbaric” parliament was a preview of the changing alignments and alliances between political groups, as the public eyes the situation waiting to see when such alliances would occur ahead of the parliamentary elections. Some people expect the current four-to-one confrontation to eventually become a one-on-one battle.