The South Korean National Assembly approved three controversial bills on Thursday, all of which were pushed by the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea. One of these bills mandates a special counsel investigation into various allegations against first lady Kim Keon Hee. The bill, passed with a 167-0 vote in the opposition-led parliament, is an updated version of a previous bill vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol in January. The initial focus was on investigating the first lady's alleged involvement in a stock manipulation scheme with a BMW car dealer in Korea dating back to 2009 and 2012. The revised bill added more allegations, including claims that Kim interfered in the ruling party's candidate nominations for the general election on April 10. Additionally, there was a call for a detailed investigation into Kim receiving a luxury Christian Dior bag from a Korean American pastor, following the recent decision by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office to drop charges against her after a four-month inquiry. The ruling party boycotted the session, with its floor leader expressing the belief that the bills would be vetoed by the president. Despite previous filibusters by the ruling party against similar bills, they did not employ this tactic during Thursday's session, citing previous efforts to explain their opposition to the bills. In addition to the bill about the first lady, the Assembly also passed bills related to investigating alleged interference by the presidential office and the Defense Ministry in a military probe, as well as legislation supporting a gift certificate program to aid local small businesses. Yoon had previously vetoed similar bills earlier this year, but this marks the first time the Assembly has successfully passed the bill supporting the local gift certificate program.