The waters are still turbulent in South Korea: The opposition has launched a counterattack.

Opposition parties in South Korea announced that they would submit a motion to the parliament for the removal of President Yoon Seuk Yeol due to the declaration of martial law last night.

According to Yonhap's report, opposition parties responded to Yoon, who unexpectedly declared martial law in the country yesterday. The opposition parties in the country announced that they would submit a motion to the parliament today for Yoon's dismissal. The motion is expected to be voted on within the week.

The opposition Democratic Party (DP) had demanded President Yoon's resignation. It was also reported that Yoon's senior advisors had submitted their resignations.

WHAT HAPPENED?

In a speech last night, President Yoon declared martial law on the grounds that the "opposition was involved in anti-state activities," but he had to backtrack after the parliament voted to overturn the decision, which was then approved by the cabinet.

Yoon accused the opposition of "preventing the government from functioning," claiming that the martial law aimed to "eliminate pro-North Korea forces and protect the constitutional order of freedom." Following the declaration of martial law, the Ministry of Defense instructed commanders in the army to hold meetings and called for readiness. Meanwhile, soldiers designated as "martial law troops" had entered the National Assembly.

In the emergency session held in the National Assembly, the motion to lift the martial law was accepted with the votes of 190 members of parliament. The Office of the National Assembly Presidency announced that the martial law became "null and void" after the vote. Following this, Yoon convened the cabinet and announced that he had ended the martial law after the cabinet's approval.