The People Power Party stated that if the three broadcasting laws (the Broadcasting Act, the Broadcasting Culture Promotion Act, and the Korea Educational Broadcasting System Act amendments) are passed in the National Assembly under the leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea, it will seek a constitutional review. The People Power Party is currently conducting a filibuster to block the Broadcasting Act amendment.
Song Eon-seok, the chairperson of the People Power Party's emergency response committee and floor leader, said at a floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of 5th, "If the Democratic Party ultimately ignores bipartisan agreements and pushes through the bill, we will mobilize all legally available means, including filing for constitutional review, to engage in struggle against it."
Chairperson Song asserted, "The three broadcasting laws are three bills dealing with KBS, MBC, and EBS, and their contents are almost identical," adding, "This means that not only the management rights and personnel rights of public broadcasting but also the programming rights will be divided among the ruling party's allies."
He further stated, "The content also includes appointing a president of KBS and a news director who suit Lee Jae-myung's regime and replacing the entire board within three months," asserting that, "This indicates an intention to seize all public broadcasting in this manner, not only KBS but also MBC and EBS."
Chairperson Song also noted, "The three broadcasting laws signal the dictatorship of Lee Jae-myung's regime. Soon, the same method will be used to seize general programming channels and dismantle the prosecution to take control of investigative agencies," emphasizing that, "The three broadcasting laws clearly violate the freedom of the press enshrined in the Constitution."
The Democratic Party of Korea introduced the amendment to the Broadcasting Act among the 'three broadcasting laws' at the National Assembly's plenary session the previous day. The amendment aims to change the governance structure of KBS, increasing the number of board members from the current 11 to 15. The recommending bodies will expand to include the National Assembly and the Viewer Advisory Committee, and the share of KBS board member recommendations for the National Assembly negotiating group will be 6.
The People Power Party is responding with a filibuster. According to the National Assembly Act, a filibuster can be concluded with a two-thirds majority of the members present after 24 hours. However, since the July extraordinary session will expire on this day, the Democratic Party can only process one bill of the Broadcasting Act during this plenary session.