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A scene is being broadcast showing President Yoon Suk-yeol announcing the lifting of the martial law declaration through an additional statement at the early dawn of the 4th at the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

President Yoon Suk-yeol postponed his morning meeting schedule on the 4th. This is interpreted as an effort to devise a recovery plan following the declaration of martial law overnight, which was lifted after six hours due to opposition from the National Assembly.

According to the Blue House, President Yoon postponed the 'Drug Control Situation Review Meeting' originally scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

Earlier, around 10:23 p.m. the previous day, President Yoon declared martial law through an emergency live broadcast from the Presidential Office, stating that he would "eradicate anti-state forces."

However, the National Assembly convened a plenary session around 1 a.m. the next day and passed a resolution demanding the lifting of martial law. All 190 members present voted in favor. Speaker Woo Won-shik declared the "martial law proclamation invalid."

Subsequently, around 4:27 a.m., President Yoon announced through another emergency statement that he accepted the National Assembly's demand and would lift martial law.

The Blue House has not issued any separate statements regarding President Yoon's declaration and lifting of martial law since the previous day.

In political circles, it is seen that the Blue House is working on measures to mitigate the aftermath of the martial law declaration.

The opposition parties, including the Democratic Party of Korea, stated that President Yoon's declaration of martial law is a clear violation of the Constitution and declared, "If he does not resign voluntarily, we will push for impeachment."

After holding an emergency party meeting that morning, the Democratic Party said, "The declaration of martial law itself is fundamentally invalid and a serious constitutional violation," adding, "This is a grave act of rebellion and a perfect cause for impeachment."

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