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Nat'l Assembly votes to demand lifting of martial law

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A helicopter hovers over the National Assembly in Seoul on the night of Dec. 3, shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing the need to root out pro-North Korean forces and uphold the constitutional order. Yonhap

A helicopter hovers over the National Assembly in Seoul on the night of Dec. 3, shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing the need to root out pro-North Korean forces and uphold the constitutional order. Yonhap

The National Assembly voted Wednesday to demand President Yoon Suk Yeol lift emergency martial law.

Under the Constitution, martial law must be lifted when a parliamentary majority demands it. (Yonhap)