"Let's protect our country".Large-scale 'impeachment' rally in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju

[Anchor]
Large-scale impeachment rallies are also being held in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju, the historical site of the May 18 Democratic Movement.

As a large crowd gathered, traffic in the area was also restricted.

I'm connecting you with a field reporter. Reporter Oh Sun Yeol!

[Reporter]
Yes, it's in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju.

[Anchor]
Gwangju has also been holding rallies since the emergency martial law crisis, and the largest number of citizens gathered today, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

Ahead of the vote on the president's impeachment, the rally participants gathered here in Geumnam-ro.

More than 130 organizations and citizens will participate in the sixth Gwangju Citizens' Rally, which began a while ago.

Organizers expect more than 10,000 people to gather.

As the number of participants in the rally increased after the emergency martial law incident, the venue of the rally was changed from 5.18 Democratic Square to Geumnam-ro.

Two-way traffic on 500m roads is restricted, and rallies are held.

Citizens gathered first at the rally are waiting for a vote on impeachment, shouting for the president to step down.

As a large crowd gathers, the police are also sending more than 200 people to focus on safety and traffic management.

After the recent presidential statement, citizens' voices calling for impeachment have grown louder.

Chonnam National University students marched from the school to the rally site, following in the footsteps of their seniors who led the May 18 Democratization Movement.

The farmers' association also drove a tractor 1km from the gathering place.

Citizens who could not attend the rally donated a variety of food, from tens of thousands of hot packs to coffee and ramen.

Organizers are creating sharing booths and providing sponsored items to rally participants to continue the spirit of sharing and community that spread 44 years ago in Gwangju, the holy site of the May 18 Democratic Movement.

So far, this is YTN Oh Sun-yeol in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju.