SEOUL. Sept 8: Four opposition legislators Joined President Kim Dae-jung's party Tuesday, giving his coalition government an eagerly sought majority in South Korea's parliament. reports AP.

Kim said he needed the majority to pass economic and other reform bills deemed crucial to wooing back foreign investors whose flight last year fueled the nation's economic crisis.

With four new members, the firesident's National Congress or New Politics controls 101 seats in the single-chamber. 299-seat National Assembly. His coalition partner. Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil's United Liberal Democrats, has 52 seats.

That gives the two parties a majority of three seats. The opposition Grand National Party has 140 seats. There also are six independent members.

President Kim has accused the opposition of delaying economic reforms that South Korea promised to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in return for its record dlrs 58 billion economic bailout package.