South Korean President Declares Emergency Martial Law; Parliament, in Opposition, Votes To Defy Order

Parliament votes 190-0 to lift the declaration after Yoon vows to eliminate ‘anti-state’ forces that are sympathetic with North Korea.

AP/Ahn Young-joon
People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal at Seoul, South Korea, December. 3, 2024. AP/Ahn Young-joon

South Korean President Yoon declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea.

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