President Yoon Suk Yeol declares end to martial law after six-hour chaos. President Yoon Suk Yeol announced the lifting of martial law early Wednesday following a unanimous rejection by the National Assembly, marking the end of a short-lived and contentious decision. Martial law, declared Tuesday evening and effective at 11 p.m., imposed strict restrictions on assembly, publication, and political activities but was met with fierce opposition from lawmakers, including members of Yoon's ruling People Power Party. Yoon, citing a "determined will to save the nation," justified the declaration as a response to alleged misconduct by opposition lawmakers, whom he described as "pro-North Korean, anti-state forces." The military, reportedly deployed to dissolve parliament and arrest opposition figures, was withdrawn before Yoon’s address at 4:20 a.m., where he pledged to convene a Cabinet meeting to formally rescind martial law. Under the Constitution, the president must comply with the Assembly's demands to lift such measures.