South Korean President Yoon vetoes opposition bills aimed at reducing government influence over public broadcasters.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has once again vetoed four contentious broadcasting bills, which the opposition Democratic Party (DP) passed to reduce government influence over public broadcasters. The bills aim to amend the Broadcasting Act, the Foundation for Broadcast Culture Act, and the Korea Educational Broadcasting System Act, increasing the number of board directors at public broadcasters KBS, MBC, and EBS. For the Assembly to override Yoon's veto, the bills must pass again with two-thirds support, unlikely given the ruling People Power Party's majority. The DP claims the bills prevent government influence on broadcast media, while the ruling party believes they aim to increase pro-opposition figures on public broadcaster boards.