Lawmakers barricaded themselves in the National Assembly overnight, where they successfully voted to overturn Yoon’s order
James Griffiths/The Globe and MailProtesters gather outside South Korea's National Assembly to demand the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol.Protesters taking part in a march against South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol.Led by labour and civil society groups, thousands of people marched through downtown Seoul.South Korean lawmakers submit a impeachment motion of South Korean President at the National Assembly in Seoul.
Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in South Korea. What does that mean, and what has happened so far? Protesters gather outside South Korea's National Assembly to demand the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol a day after he tried and failed to place the country under martial law.Outside the National Assembly – now bereft of the soldiers and police who swarmed it during the brief period of martial law – around a thousand people gathered to demand Mr. Yoon’s impeachment at a rally organized by the Democratic Party.
Removing the president from office requires a two-thirds majority, meaning eight lawmakers from the People Power Party must join with the opposition to vote in favour of impeachment. While Seoul was calm Wednesday, there was a widespread sense of having stepped back from the abyss. Mr. Yoon had deliberately made his move late at night, hoping lawmakers would not be able to gather and vote to overrule him. Opposition figures also said the military had moved to arrest key leaders, including Democratic Party head Lee Jae-myung and even PPP leader Mr. Han.
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