South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced on Tuesday that he would move to lift the martial law he had imposed just hours earlier, following a parliamentary vote against the measure.

He also decided to withdraw the martial law command forces and convene a cabinet meeting as soon as possible.

Yoon had accused the opposition of being “anti-state forces” when announcing the imposition of martial law, a move that was met with rejection from his opponents, who deemed it unconstitutional and invalid.