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South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Tuesday. advocates the abolition of martial law imposed by decree of the country’s President Yoon Seok-yeol, at an extraordinary plenary meeting convened shortly after the president announced this exceptional measure, and thousands of people protested in the streets of Seoul.

At the plenary session, the dominant opposition forces in the chamber approved by 190 votes the lifting of martial law, which, according to the South Korean Constitution, forces the president to cancel the measure.

The vote took place as thousands of people gathered in front of the National Assembly to protest the declaration of martial law and South Korean troops tried to seize the legislative headquarters as part of the emergency measure.

The Assembly is surrounded by a large police force.Although no noteworthy incidents have occurred to date, according to EFE, shortly after Yoon declared martial law and military commanders announced a ban on all political activity, including demonstrations and protests.

The military command, appointed under martial law, banned all political activity in the country, and its troops entered the National Assembly complex, in front of which citizens had gathered to protest the measures.

Following the declaration of the martial law, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), appointed in charge of military command under the emergency measure, Park Ahn-soo, announced that the activities of the National Assembly and political parties were prohibited, as well as calls for protests or demonstrations.

South Korean President declares martial law protect the “constitutional order” from “anti-state” activitiesfor which the president blames the main opposition bloc, the Democratic Party (DP), which he called “pro-North Korean forces” in a televised statement.

The surprise announcement came after the DP, which has a majority in the National Assembly (Parliament), without the support of Yun’s ruling People Power Party (PPP), approved the general budget for 2025 with numerous cuts, as well as motions to fire the lawyer. general and head of the Audit and Audit Commission, responsible for monitoring the accounts of public organizations.

EFE