A revision bill for the Broadcasting Act among the Broadcasting Three Laws was presented at the National Assembly plenary session on the 4th. The Broadcasting Three Laws passed through the Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee led by the Democratic Party of Korea. The People Power Party is responding with a filibuster against the ruling party's push for passage.
The National Assembly held a plenary session that day and presented the revision bill for the Broadcasting Act among the Broadcasting Three Laws (Broadcasting Act, Broadcasting Culture Promotion Act, and Korea Education Broadcasting System Act). The People Power Party applied for a filibuster with the names of 107 members and discussions are being conducted by Representative Shin Dong-uk.
The Democratic Party decided to handle the Broadcasting Three Laws first among the contentious bills, including the Yellow Envelope Act (amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act) and the Commercial Act amendment. The revision bill for the Broadcasting Act includes changing the governance structure of KBS, increasing the number of directors from 11 to 15. The recommendation entities will increase to include the National Assembly and the Viewer Committee, among others, and the allocation for KBS directors recommended by the National Assembly negotiation group will be six.
The Broadcasting Three Laws passed the plenary session when the Democratic Party of Korea was in the opposition but were ultimately discarded due to former President Yoon Suk-yeol's exercise of veto power. The Democratic Party of Korea included in the Broadcasting Three Laws the establishment of a presidential recommendation committee for selecting the head of public broadcasting and the introduction of a 'consent system for appointing the chief of the news department' at public broadcasting and specialized news channels.
The first speaker for the filibuster was Shin Dong-uk of the People Power Party. The second discussant is expected to be Choi Hyung-doo, a member of the People Power Party. Shin stated, "I cannot support the Broadcasting Act. We must carefully determine how broadcasting can be independent from political power," and added, "I will vigorously explain why this bill is problematic."
The Democratic Party of Korea applied for a motion to conclude the unlimited debate at 4:03 p.m. that day. According to the National Assembly Act, a filibuster can be terminated after 24 hours with the approval of three-fifths of the sitting members. However, as the provisional session of the National Assembly in July expires in five days, the Democratic Party is expected to process only one bill in this plenary session. The remaining bills will be carried over to the August provisional session.