Nat'l Assembly expected to vote on contentious broadcasting bill despite filibuster by main opposition

The National Assembly is expected to vote on a controversial broadcasting bill aimed at reducing the government's influence over public broadcasters Tuesday, when the main opposition's filibuster in the parliamentary chamber to block the bill ends. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) launched the filibuster at around 4:01 p.m. the previous day, shortly after the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) tabled a contentious amendment to the Broadcasting Act during a plenary session. The proposed bill is part of three contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reforming the governance structure of the nation's public broadcast media by weakening the government and the National Assembly's power to name board directors. Under the revised Broadcasting Act, the board of directors at KBS will be expanded from 11 to 15 members. The rival parties had clashed over the legislation, with the PPP arguing that the bills will only increase the presence of progressive figures on the boards of public broadcasters. The DPK, which currently holds a parliamentary majority with 167 out of 298 seats, plansWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times