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The National Assembly on Friday voted down all three contentious bills put up for a re-vote, as they failed to receive a two-thirds majority.
During a plenary session, the special probe bill into First Lady Kim Keon-hee’s allegations failed to pass with 194 in favor, 104 against, one abstention and one invalid vote.
Another bill calling for a special counsel probe into the death of a young Marine last year also failed to pass without a two-thirds majority.
And a bill that would direct state finances to local governments for the issuance and sale of regional gift certificates also did not pass.
Friday’s re-vote came as President Yoon Suk Yeol exercised his presidential veto rights on Wednesday, marking a total of 24 bills since taking office in May 2022.