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However, this declaration did not last long. Just hours after the declaration, amid growing public unrest and protests outside the National Assembly, lawmakers quickly mobilized to counteract the martial law order. Despite military barricades and the deployment of troops, a significant number of opposition members were able to convene and hold a vote that overwhelmingly rejected the martial law. This decisive action forced Yoon to backtrack and promptly withdraw his troops, lifting martial law just six hours after its inception.