NOW: Lawmakers vote to block martial law decree

 

Police buses are seen outside the National Assembly in Seoul after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. 

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Lawmakers in South Korea have voted to block the martial law decree announced by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

One-hundred ninety lawmakers in the 300-seat national assembly voted to overturn the measure.

It’s unclear what effect the vote will have on the martial law declaration. Under South Korean law, the president is obliged to comply with the vote.