"Impeachment light stick" that was revealed on Christmas Eve...Conservative groups are also fighting back.

Citizens who came out to the rally with 'cheering sticks' even on Christmas Eve
A 'cheering stick concert' will also be held calling for the impeachment of the president
Acting President Han Deok-soo is also urged to step down...Prime Minister's official residence and dedication march
Conservative groups also held a "countermeeting" near Gwanghwamun and Heonjae.

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Last night (24th), ahead of Christmas, a large-scale rally was held in downtown Seoul to call for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Conservative groups countered with anti-impeachment rallies.

Reporter Choi Ah-young reports.

[Reporter] It's Christmas Eve when
is excited, but citizens sat on the cold floor with cheering sticks and hand signs.

This year, instead of greeting 'Merry Christmas', we celebrate Christmas by chanting slogans.

" Break down and bind! Arrest him! Arrest him!"

Near Gyeongbokgung Station, a democracy cheering stick concert was held to urge President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down.

[Harim / Singer: I really didn't want to regret it while singing "Love Is Forgotten by Another Love", but I want to express my condolences to those who are going through a time of regret.]

Participants called for Han Deok-soo, acting president and prime minister, to step down, saying he was an accomplice in a rebellion.

After the rally, they marched through the Prime Minister's Office in Samcheong-dong to the Constitutional Court.

In the run-up to Christmas, conservative groups also held counter rallies near Gwanghwamun and the Constitutional Court in Seoul.

"I'm against impeachment! I'm against it!"

Amid the chaotic political situation of impeachment, the rally participants celebrated Christmas with different voices.

I'm YTN's Choi Ayoung.

Reporter: Kwon Seok-jae Hong Seong-no
Video editing: Lee Eun-kyung