South Korea.. The National Assembly votes to lift the state of emergency

190 MPs participated in the plenary session, including 18 MPs from the ruling People’s Power Party and 172 MPs from the opposition parties, who all voted for the proposal to abolish… Martial law.

The President of the National Assembly, Woo Won-sik, said that by adopting the proposal, the President must lift the state of emergency, stressing that the declaration of a state of emergency has become null and void, and added that he is happy that the citizens will feel calm, stressing that the National Assembly is working with the people to protect it Democracyaccording to the Ionhap news agency.

However, MPs will wait in the main hall of the National Assembly until the state of emergency is officially lifted.

According to the Constitution, the president must lift the state of emergency when requested by the National Assembly with the consent of the parliamentary majority.

And it was South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday night he would cancel the state of emergency he had declared hours earlier, backing down in a confrontation with parliament, which rejected his attempt to ban political activity and impose media censorship.

Jun declared martial law earlier on Tuesday to eliminate “anti-state forces” among his opponents, he said.

But angry MPs rejected the decision, in the biggest political crisis in history South Korea For decades.

It is worth noting that this is the first time since 1980 that a state of emergency has been declared in South Korea.