Strike declared in S Korea calling for President Yoon to quit

Seoul, December 4 — Starting today, activists are planning days of protest rallies across the country to demand President Yoon steps down. 

In Busan, South Korea's second biggest city, activists are planning to hold a rally every day for the next week, Yonhap news agency reports.

About 1,000 citizens are expected to attend a candlelight rally this evening in Gwangju, a city in the south-western corner of the country.

And protesters in the south-eastern cities of Daegu and Pohang, and the southern Jeju Island, are planning similar rallies in the afternoon.

Earlier today, South Korea's main labour union declared an indefinite general strike until Yoon resigns.

Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers in South Korea have put forward a motion to impeach President Yoon over his botched attempt late on Tuesday to impose martial law.

The motion will still need to be debated before going to a vote, possibly later this week.