Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his resignation.

The opposition-controlled parliament overturned the the martial law edict, and his rivals on Wednesday took steps to impeach him.

President Yoon Suk-yeol's announcement sparked a night of urgency in Seoul as lawmakers, troops, and protesters raced to parliament.