South Korean President Jun Suk Jeol said tonight that the state of emergency he declared during the day will be lifted, and added that the military forces deployed in Seoul will be withdrawn.
Earlier, the parliament, which is dominated by the opposition, rejected his decision to impose a state of emergency.
"There was a vote in parliament to lift the state of emergency, so we are withdrawing the soldiers who were deployed for the state of emergency operations," Jun said on television.
"We will comply with the parliament's request and lift the state of emergency during the government session," the South Korean president added.
Jun declared a state of emergency earlier today, accusing the opposition of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and crippling the government with anti-state activities.
The move drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative party, Han Dong-hun, who called the decision wrong and vowed to stop it.
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