People Power Party lawmaker Park Su-min set a new record for the longest filibuster (unlimited debate). While filibustering last August to oppose the "250,000 won for all citizens bill," Park surpassed the 15 hours and 50 minutes he had set.
As of 11:15 a.m. on the 26th, Park has been conducting a filibuster for 16 hours and 43 minutes. Park began the filibuster at about 6:30 p.m. the previous day to oppose the government organization act amendment pushed by the government and the ruling party, and has continued the debate to this point.
Taking the floor as the first speaker in opposition to the government organization act amendment, Park said, "Under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, it took four months to reorganize three government bodies, but the Democratic Party is trying to pass a plan to reorganize 13 bodies in 10 days," adding, "When you fix the date and push a speed match like this, is this not a 'dapjeongneo' but a 'naljeongneo (meaning the date is set, so you only need to answer)?'" He added, "If there had at least been a standing committee debate, we would not have had to come to an unlimited debate."
Around 10 a.m. that day, Park wiped away tears while offering words of encouragement to elementary school students visiting the National Assembly. He told the children, "Your future is time that no one has ever walked," and said, "You can walk it yourselves."
Park said, "The standard for the National Assembly's decisions is just one," and added, "What is good for people like you who have to live in the future." He said, "I don't know if we are doing well," and added, "If we keep doing this one by one, I think things might get a little better." Park is a father of five children.
People Power Party floor leader Song Eon-seok voiced support for Park on Facebook. Song said, "I was impressed to see Rep. Park Su-min in tears, waving to the elementary school students in the gallery," adding, "As Rep. Park said, the essence of politics as our People Power Party sees it is to create and pass down 'a good country for future generations.'"
Song said, "The reason we oppose the slapdash reorganization of the government structure by the Lee Jae-myung administration is ultimately the future generations," adding, "The damage from a slapdash reorganization may not be immediately visible. But if that damage piles up little by little, the country we pass down to future generations will be completely ruined."