Opposition's filibuster ends, electoral reform bill to be put to vote at parliament
Dec 26, 2019
The main opposition party's filibuster, designed to block a ruling party-led bill on electoral reform, ended at the stroke of midnight Wednesday night, as the extra parliamentary session came to a conclusion.The contentious bill will be put to a vote during the new extra session at the National Assembly, which will convene at 2 p.m. Thursday and end on Sunday.Joo Ho-young, a four-term lawmaker of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, began to filibuster at 9:49 p.m. on Monday, soon after Spea