“The troops deployed under martial law have been withdrawn,” Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized in an address to the nation from the presidential residence in Seoul’s Yongsan district.
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted martial law on Tuesday after the National Assembly rejected the controversial measure, which was issued with the aim of “wiping out forces linked to North Korea.”
“The troops deployed under martial law have been withdrawn,” he emphasized in an address to the nation from the presidential residence in Seoul’s Yongsan district, according to Yonhap news agency.
The South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeolhad declared martial law after accusing the political opposition of carrying out ‘anti-state activities’.
Yoon had announced the implementation of this exceptional measure in a televised speech, accusing the opposition of carrying out “activities that plan rebellion.”
The South Korean president had declared martial law “to protect the constitutional order” against “anti-state” activities, which the president accuses the main opposition bloc, the Democratic Party (PD), which he calls “pro-North forces -Korea’ has mentioned. ‘ in a television statement.
For his part, the opposition leader Lee Jae Myunghad denounced that “the military is trying to take control of the country” and that “the president has betrayed the South Korean people.” He has stated that “from this moment on, Yoon Suk-yeol is no longer the president of the country.”
Shortly afterwards, the South Korean National Assembly voted in favor lift martial law during an extraordinary plenary session shortly after Yoon Suk-yeol announced this exceptional measure, with thousands of people protesting on the streets of Seoul.
During the plenary session, the opposition forces dominating the chamber approved with 190 votes in favor of the withdrawal of martial law, which: Under the South Korean constitution, the president is obliged to revoke that measure.
The vote took place while thousands of people They gathered in front of the National Assembly to protest the declaration of martial law, and South Korean forces attempted to seize the legislature’s headquarters under that emergency measure. The Assembly is surrounded by a large police force.
The controversial measure came after the PD, which has a majority in the National Assembly (Parliament), passed the 2025 general budgets with multiple cuts without the support of Yoon’s ruling People’s Power Party (PPP), in addition to motions to dismiss the attorney general and the head of the Audit and Inspection Council, responsible for monitoring the accounts of public organizations.
Source: EITB
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