South Korea’s Parliament building was damaged and damaged after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared Martial Law in the country.
Yoon’s move, which he called aimed at political opponents, was vehemently opposed.
Demonstrators gathered in front of Parliament to protest.
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The South Korean president’s statement was unanimously rejected by the 190 lawmakers present in Parliament. Under South Korean law, the president must immediately lift Martial Law if Parliament so requires by a majority vote.
Yoon Suk Yeol announced that he will comply with Parliament’s vote.
The president’s own party contested his decision.
The political crisis in the country, which has been a democracy since the 1980s, an ally of the USA and a large Asian economy, caused international alarm.
This content was originally published in Video shows damage in South Korea’s Parliament after Martial Law decree on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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