The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed another of the four contentious broadcasting bills on Sunday, with lawmakers of the ruling party leaving in protest.

The bill aimed at increasing the number of board members at KBS from eleven to 21 was put to a vote during a parliamentary plenary session and passed early on Sunday as it won support from all 189 representatives in attendance. 

The passage came 233 days after the bill was scrapped in the 21st National Assembly as President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed it along with two other bills.

It also came after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and minor parties voted to end the filibuster that started Friday afternoon and lasted for over 30 hours, with support from at least three-fifths of sitting lawmakers, 24 hours after submitting a consent for its conclusion.

One of the two remaining bills was tabled right after the passage, prompting the ruling party to launch a filibuster again.