The South Korean Parliament calls for the lifting of martial law decreed by the president

MADRID Dec. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The National Assembly of South Korea, controlled by the opposition, has voted on a motion to ask the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to repeal the martial law decreed this Tuesday, a legislative step that in theory should imply the end of the exceptional measures.

The Constitution grants the president the power to declare martial law for “military needs” or to “maintain public security and order, but also stipulates that he must notify the Assembly of this decision. If Parliament so requires by majority, the president must back down, states article 77 of the Magna Carta.

Deputies have voted against martial law in an extraordinary session held amid scenes of chaos both inside and outside the headquarters of South Korea’s main legislative body, reports the Yonhap news agency.