South Korean President Yun Seok-yol said he would lift martial law at a meeting of the South Korean government on December 4.
This was reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The President said this during a live broadcast from the Presidential Office: “Troops deployed to enforce martial law have been withdrawn.”
The South Korean government supported the “plan to lift martial law” demanded by the parliament. The Prime Minister’s Office approved the proposal at 04:30 local time. Martial law lasted about six hours.
Yun Seok-yol declared martial law in the country on December 3 to 4 to “protect the constitutional order.” This was the first time since the 1980s. The reason was that the opposition Democratic Party of South Korea, which has a majority in parliament, rejected the government’s budget proposal and decided to impeach the state auditor and chief prosecutor.
An hour later, the South Korean parliament passed a resolution calling for lifting martial law. The decision was supported by 190 190 deputies who participated in the vote. There are 300 MPs in South Korea, but only 190 can get into the parliament building despite being surrounded by the military. The rest stormed the National Assembly building.
According to the South Korean Constitution, the President can cancel the martial law decree after the deputies vote.