In 2016, opposition lawmakers in South Korea's National Assembly conducted a filibuster to delay passage of an anti-terrorism law.
Sources
- フィリバスターとは？ 韓国国会で最長記録 - BBCニュース (bbc.com)
- https://freedomhouse.org/country/south-korea/freedom-net/2016 (freedomhouse.org)
- https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korean-lawmakers-end-filibuster-over-anti-terror-bill (foxnews.com)
- http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/02/116_198828.html (koreatimes.co.kr)
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