This photo taken at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea on Dec. 3, 2024 shows a screen displaying South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declaring an emergency martial law in a televised address. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets.
Before the meeting, Yoon said in a televised address that martial law troops were withdrawn as the National Assembly demanded the lifting of martial law, vowing to lift the martial law at a cabinet meeting to accept the parliamentary demand.
The president asked the National Assembly to stop paralyzing state affairs by trying to impeach government officials, slash the government's budget for next year and launch a special prosecutor's team for investigation into scandals involving the first lady.
Yoon declared the emergency martial law Tuesday night, marking the first martial law declaration since the country's military dictatorship ended in the late 1980s.
The National Assembly held a plenary session, passing a resolution to lift the martial law with 18 lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and 172 lawmakers of opposition parties in attendance and voting in favor.
In accordance with the constitution, the president should lift a martial law when the 300-member parliament demands the lifting with a majority of lawmakers voting in favor. ■
People wait in line at a public transportation stop outside a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 3, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets.
Yoon declared the emergency martial law Tuesday night, marking the first martial law declaration since the country's military dictatorship ended in the late 1980s. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Police officers and emergency vehicles are seen on duty on a road outside the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets.
Yoon declared the emergency martial law Tuesday night, marking the first martial law declaration since the country's military dictatorship ended in the late 1980s. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Police officers are seen on duty outside the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets.
Yoon declared the emergency martial law Tuesday night, marking the first martial law declaration since the country's military dictatorship ended in the late 1980s. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Police officers are seen on duty outside the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets.
Yoon declared the emergency martial law Tuesday night, marking the first martial law declaration since the country's military dictatorship ended in the late 1980s. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Police officers are seen near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
People are pictured at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Staff members work in front of screens displaying stock market information at an office of the Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
People watch televised news report on South Korea's emergency martial law on a screen at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4, 2024.
South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
The motion to remove the martial law order was approved at an urgently convened cabinet meeting, according to multiple media outlets. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
