The South Korean opposition calls on the president to resign

Democratic Party leader Park Chan-dae said in a statement: “Even if it is abolished Martial lawIt is impossible to avoid the charge of sedition,” adding “He must stand down.

In turn, Han Dong-Hun, leader of the People’s Power Party, told reporters on live television: “The president must directly and comprehensively explain this tragic situation,” stressing that “all those responsible for this issue must be held strictly accountable.”

the National Assembly was held South Korea At dawn on Wednesday, the general session passed a law demanding the lifting of 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, all of whom voted for the proposal to lift the state of emergency.

The Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-sik said that, according to the adoption of the proposal, the President must lift the state of emergency, stressing that the declaration of a state of emergency has become null and added that he is happy that the people will feel reassured, stressing that the National Assembly is working with the people on to protect democracy, as reported by the news agency Ionhap.

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 lawmakers rejected the decision, in South Korea’s biggest political crisis in decades.

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