The parliament in Seoul voted to block the decree but the military has backed the president
South Korean president says he will end martial law.
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea has announced he will lift the “emergency martial law” mere hours after introducing it, following the parliament’s unanimous vote against the measure.
Yoon made the surprise announcement on Tuesday, citing the threat of “pro-North Korean forces” and accusing the parliamentary majority of anti-state activity.
Within hours, 190 lawmakers who were able to access the National Assembly building voted unanimously to lift the decree. The military responded that martial law would remain in place “until the president says otherwise.”
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Shortly after 4am local time, Yoon announced he would end the state emergency.
Leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, had slammed Yoon’s declaration as “unconsitutional” and called on military and police to resume their normal duties.
Lee’s party voted against Yoon’s 2025 budget last week, and has called for investigations into several scandals surrounding the president’s wife and senior officials.
watching the citizens of South Korea revolt against martial law is so badass this woman is a legendpic.twitter.com/TZgUqtrhPt
— Omni ☕️ (@InfernoOmni) December 3, 2024
Looks like the whole world is waking up.
Secretary of State Blinken is monitoring it with ambassador Goldberg, what could possibly go wrong?
Looks like we didn’t need to worry about cancelling the new ferries
South Korea is going to get cancelled anyway
We might no have to pay the fee for breaking the contract?
Wish our p’lice had backed us at freedom camp instead of following orders like the nazis…