"Impeachment" Candles in downtown Seoul... "President Yoon should step down."

[Anchor]
Citizens who couldn't sleep all night took to the streets at the news of the declaration of emergency martial law.

They gathered in the city center with candles and signs to call for the resignation and impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Reporter Shin Gwi-hye reports.

[Reporter]
Gwanghwamun in Seoul is crowded with citizens holding candles.

"Arrest the President who invaded the National Assembly! Arrest, arrest, arrest!)"

The declaration of emergency martial law in 44 years after democratization poured citizens who lived ordinary daily lives into the streets.

[Kim Han-gil / Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province] I laughed because I was so dumbfounded.. It came out with the feeling that this administration should be brought down.]

[Bae Ye-seo / Changcheon-dong, Seoul: The last time I went to Park Geun Hye's resignation demonstration was.... If I don't block it now, I think it'll be harder in the future....]

Participants gathered at a candlelight vigil hosted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and civic groups marched to the vicinity of the Yongsan Triangle, where the presidential office is located, calling for the resignation and impeachment of President Yoon.

Citizens also gathered in front of the National Assembly's main office, where hundreds of armed martial law troops broke through windows overnight.

"Ready to fight! (Wow)"

the citizens who filled the stairs in front of the main office

From the second year of middle school to college students from the provinces, I continued my condemnation.

[Lee Yong-bin / Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do] It was suddenly declared. It happened illegally. I think I came out with that thought, "I should come out to really call for impeachment."]

The citizens who defended the democracy of the Republic of Korea in crisis against the martial law army, which entered the National Assembly fully armed, were impressed.

[Yoo Hye-kyung / Osan City, Gyeonggi Province] I'm still overwhelmed to see people gathering with hope and shouting together and shouting slogans.]

The two major umbrella unions and civic groups that led the rally said they would continue to hold rallies and marches at the same place in the future, so the candles of citizens gathered on the streets are not expected to go out for a while.

I'm YTN's Shin Gwihye.

Filmmaker
: Hong Deok-tae, Kim Jung-won, Lee Geun-hyeok