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South Korea opposition threatens impeachment if president does not resign

South Korea's largest opposition party says it will begin impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol if he does not immediately step down. The president has come under fire for declaring martial law yesterday. After fierce protests and opposition from parliament, he lifted the state of emergency last night.

For the Democratic Party, which has a majority in the South Korean parliament, that is not enough. The party demands that Yoon step down immediately. "We will not stand idly by as President Yoon destroys the constitution and tramples on democracy," the party said in a statement. "President Yoon must step down voluntarily immediately."

Earlier, opposition leader Park Chan-dae said Yoon "cannot escape accusations of treason." "It has become clear to the entire nation that President Yoon can no longer govern the country normally. He must step down," Park said.

The leader of South Korea's ruling PPP party, President Yoon's party, called Yoon's decision to declare a state of emergency "tragic." Han Dong-hoon said Yoon "should explain this tragic situation directly and thoroughly," he said in a televised broadcast.

According to Yonhap news agency, President Yoon canceled a drug policy meeting on Wednesday morning.

Around the parliament building in Seoul in the morning, after the tumultuous day and night, there was a lot of police presence. There are a few dozen demonstrators.

Yoon's unexpected power grab caused great unrest in the capital Seoul yesterday. The president accused the opposition of sympathizing with arch-enemy North Korea and doing everything to thwart the government. With the state of siege, parliament and political parties were sidelined.

The opposition then called on members of parliament and citizens not to accept this and to come to parliament. Despite the presence of the army at parliament, most members of parliament managed to reach the chamber. There they voted for a resolution to reverse the state of emergency. This happened a few hours later. Yoon announced in a televised speech that he would comply with the resolution.