All posts tagged "filibuster"

  • South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa bangs the gavel as he announces passing an anti-terror legislation during the plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Outnumbered South Korean opposition lawmakers on Wednesday ended more than a week of nonstop speeches in the National Assembly aimed at delaying a vote on the country's first anti-terror legislation. (Kim Hyun-tai/Yonhap via AP)
    Opposition party gives up filibuster, counter-terrorism bill passes

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lawmakers approved South Korea’s first anti-terror legislation Wednesday after outnumbered opposition members ended more than a week of nonstop speeches in the National Assembly aimed at delaying the vote. Nearly 160 parliament...

    • Posted March 2, 2016
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  • Rep. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea leaves the floor of the National Assembly on Feb. 24, 2016, after a speech that stretched out for five hours and 32 minutes to filibuster an anti-terrorism bill. The party is trying to block the bill, introduced in 2001 following the Sept. 11 attacks, that it sees as giving intelligence authorities too much power and enabling abuse. The party said its legislators will take turns throughout this week making speeches to continue the filibuster. (Yonhap)
    70 hours and counting: World record set for longest filibuster

    By Rachel Lee South Korean opposition parties set a new world record for the longest filibuster, Friday, continuing their speeches for the fourth consecutive day to protest an anti-terrorism bill pushed by the ruling party. The main...

    • Posted February 26, 2016
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  • Rep. Eun Soo-mi
    Opposition lawmaker breaks record for longest filibuster

    SEOUL (Yonhap) An opposition lawmaker set the record for the longest filibuster in Korean history Wednesday, delivering a 10 hour and 18 minute address on the parliamentary floor to block the passage of an anti-terrorism bill. Rep....

    • Posted February 24, 2016
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  • Rep. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea leaves the floor of the National Assembly on Feb. 24, 2016, after a speech that stretched out for five hours and 32 minutes to filibuster an anti-terrorism bill. The party is trying to block the bill, introduced in 2001 following the Sept. 11 attacks, that it sees as giving intelligence authorities too much power and enabling abuse. The party said its legislators will take turns throughout this week making speeches to continue the filibuster. (Yonhap)
    Anti-terrorism bill fails to pass after filibuster in South Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A long-stalled anti-terrorism bill failed to pass through a parliamentary session late Tuesday due to the main opposition party’s marathon filibuster. Rep. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea took the...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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