The National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, December 6, 2024. /CFP

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will make a televised address to the nation at 10 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) ahead of an impeachment motion vote against him, according to the presidential office. 

Opposition parties, which control 192 seats in the National Assembly, planned to hold a parliamentary vote on Yoon's impeachment at 5:00 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Saturday.

A motion to impeach the president requires a two-thirds vote in the 300-member parliament, meaning at least eight votes from the ruling party are needed to pass it.

Yoon declared an emergency martial law on Tuesday night before repealing it early on Wednesday after the parliament voted against it.

(With input from agencies)