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Speaker Halts Martial Law Amendment After PPP Filibuster

5/8/2026

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Speaker Woo Won-shik announced the amendment bill will not proceed to a plenary vote after People Power Party filibuster.
The draft would require parliamentary approval for martial-law declarations and add reference to the 1980 Gwangju uprising in the preamble.
Six parties, including the Democratic Party, introduced a bill needing 191 of 286 lawmakers, prompting the presidential office to express regret and urge a restart of revisions later this term.

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Speaker Woo Won-shik announced the amendment bill will not proceed to a plenary vote after People Power Party filibuster.
The draft would require parliamentary approval for martial-law declarations and add reference to the 1980 Gwangju uprising in the preamble.
Six parties, including the Democratic Party, introduced a bill needing 191 of 286 lawmakers, prompting the presidential office to express regret and urge a restart of revisions later this term.