Opposition leader sets record for longest filibuster

Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok on Tuesday set new records for filibuster speeches, for the longest and the first delivered by an opposition leader. Jang's speech during the National Assembly plenary session lasted for neary 23 hours and was still ongoing as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. This broke the previous record of 17 hours and 12 minutes set by Rep. Park Soo-min of the same party in September. Jang was the first opposition lawmaker to stand at the podium after the National Assembly tabled the bill Monday a