South Korean Lawmakers Defy President in Standoff Over Martial Law

 

South Korean Lawmakers Defy President in Standoff Over Martial Law

• South Korea’s National Assembly voted to lift an emergency declaration of martial law just hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol announced it.
• Thousands of protesters took to the streets near the assembly complex, demanding that the president resign.

Here are the latest developments.

South Korea’s National Assembly voted to lift an emergency declaration of martial law just hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol announced it on Tuesday, in a swift rebuke of the president’s response to the political deadlock that has hobbled his tenure.

Hours later, the president and the military had yet to make a public response to the vote, which came as thousands of protesters gathered outside the assembly complex in what were largely peaceful demonstrations. Mr. Yoon’s announcement of martial law banned “all political activities” and enabled him to take command of the news media. It was unclear what action the government had taken, however.