After the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol was passed in the National Assembly plenary session, the 'light stick protest' has moved from Yeouido to Gwanghwamun. Protesters plan to march toward the Constitutional Court every evening, urging a decision to remove President Yoon from office. Conservative groups also hold daily rallies near the Constitutional Court.
According to the police on the 16th, the 'Emergency Action for Yoon Suk-yeol's Immediate Resignation and Social Reform (Resignation Emergency Action)' will hold a rally calling for President Yoon's impeachment at 6 p.m. in front of the East Gate Pavilion of Gyeongbokgung Palace, which is about 500 meters in a straight line from the Constitutional Court. The number of participants reported for the rally is 500,000. After the rally, participants plan to march, either heading south toward the city center or toward Anguk Station where the Constitutional Court is located.
This group plans to hold the same 'citizen march' rally at the same location from Monday to Friday throughout this week. A rally is also expected to be held around Gwanghwamun and near the Constitutional Court on Saturday, the 21st.
'Candlelight Action' will hold a rally calling for President Yoon's impeachment with 10,000 participants at 7 p.m. in front of Bosingak. After the night cultural festival, they plan to march toward Anguk Station. The group also held a rally in front of Seoul City Hall the previous day and marched toward Anguk Station.
The 'National Movement to Set Korea Right (NMKR)', which opposes President Yoon's impeachment, will hold a rally at 2 p.m. in front of Dongwha Duty-Free in Gwanghwamun. Near Anguk Station, which is close to the Constitutional Court, Ju Ok-soon, the representative of the Mom Battalion, will hold an anti-impeachment rally at 2 p.m. This group also announced it would hold rallies at the same time and place daily until Friday this week.
As of 10 a.m. on this day, a condolence wreath urging President Yoon's impeachment and a congratulatory wreath supporting President Yoon have each been delivered and placed in front of the Constitutional Court. The condolence wreath bears the messages 'We are now going to Gwanghwamun' and 'Be aware, case number 2024Hunna8,' while the congratulatory wreath bears the messages 'President Yoon Suk-yeol! Stay strong!' and 'Please protect liberal democracy with the Constitution, resisting external pressure.' In front of the main gate of the Constitutional Court, two people continued solo protests urging President Yoon's impeachment.