South Korea president backs down from martial law order after MPs vote to block it

South Korea president backs down from martial law order after MPs vote to block it

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will lift the martial law order that he had announced in a surprise move
Less than two hours after his martial law declaration, MPs had defied the president, gathering at the National Assembly and voting to block his move
Some broke through barricades or climbed fences to get inside the building; there were scuffles between police and protesters outside
Demonstrators who had gathered outside parliament to protest the sudden introduction of military rule are now celebrating its equally sudden reversal
Analysis: Yoon is mired in controversy and has been a lame duck president since the last general election, writes Jake Kwon in Seoul