Frustration, anger for protesters as bid to impeach Yoon fails

Gasps of frustration. Shouts of rage. Tears. Many of the tens of thousands of protesters outside South Korea's Parliament were overcome with emotion on Dec 7, as a presidential impeachment motion failed.

Nearly 150,000 people were estimated by police to have filled the streets around the National Assembly on Dec 7, demanding that lawmakers impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his shocking imposition of martial law four days earlier, which plunged the democratic country into turmoil.

For hours, people poured into the area around Parliament where, on the night of Dec 3, soldiers were flown in by helicopter as part of Mr Yoon's bid to subvert civilian rule.

Ahead of the vote on the opposition-led impeachment motion, giant screens to show Parliament live feeds were set up across the eight-lane road by the National Assembly.