Thousands of Koreans from all across the country gathered in Seoul, Wednesday, to speak out against President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law and demand the impeachment of his administration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 3 declared martial law in a televised announcement, accusing the opposition of “antistate” activities.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he would lift a martial law declaration he had imposed just hours earlier.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law, vowing to eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces" and restore order. The parliament, surrounded by protesters and police,

Parliamentary aides in South Korea emptied fire extinguishers on armed troops entering the national assembly as protesters took to the streets.

Opposition parties are fewer than 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority required to remove Yoon Suk Yeol from office.

South Korea’s opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing pressure to leave office hours after he ended a short-lived martial law that prompted troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers voted to lift it.