South Korean opposition parties submit a new motion to impeach President Yoon over martial law

Yoon had no choice but to declare martial law. I approve of every decision he has made as president,

supporter Choi Hee-sun, 62, told AFP

If Yoon isn't impeached today, I'll return next week,

said protester Yoo Hee-jin, 24.

Stay safe and take care of your health!"

she said on a superfan chat platform

We can no longer endure Yoon's madness,

spokeswoman Hwang Jung-a said

But I came here instead to support my fellow citizens,

Kim Deuk-yun, 58, told AFP

There are so many North Korea followers in the opposition now,

said the 70-year-old protester, who asked to be identified only by his surname Yoon

We cannot entrust the steering wheel to madmen."

And with lawmakers due to vote in the afternoon, one banner warned

If I could save my motherland by sacrificing my life, I'd gladly do so".

One song declared

Without the president, there is no country,

she told AFP

It has been statistically proven 100 percent that our elections were manipulated,

she said

Had it not been rigged, Yoon would have won by more than 20 percent,

she said

Han Dong-hoonpPP leader

The speech was a rationalization of this situation and de facto confession that he has committed rebellion,

PPP leader Han Dong-hoon said

It is impossible to commit election fraud with our system,

he said

Please join in supporting the impeachment vote tomorrow,

he said Friday

Lee Jae-myungopposition leader

What the lawmakers must protect is neither Yoon nor the ruling People Power Party but the lives of the people wailing out in the freezing streets,

Lee said

History will remember and record your decision,

he added, calling upon parliamentarians to vote yes in the impeachment proceedings

Impeachment is a must and we must fight relentlessly,

Kim Sung-tae, a 52-year-old worker at a company that makes car parts, told AFP

He argues that he followed the constitutional process of doing so, and so, with a court that does have conservative justices sitting on it, it's not a guarantee, I think, at this point, that he would in fact be convicted,

cautioned Richey

If they do opt to remove him and say that his impeachment is constitutional and he is officially removed from power, then we would see an election within 60 days,

Friedhoff added

At this point, I think it’s much more likely than not (that Saturday’s vote will succeed),

said the Marshall M Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies at international affairs think tank Chicago Council on Global Affairs