On the first weekend of the new year, a rally for impeachment...Gwanghwamun and Hannam-dong areas

[Anchor]
Today, the first weekend of the new year, rallies for and against impeachment will be held side by side in downtown Seoul.

It is held in Gwanghwamun and Hannam-dong's official residence, and we will connect reporters to find out more about it.

Reporter Shin Gwi-hye, please tell us more about today's rally in downtown Seoul.

[Reporter]
Yes, today's pro-impeachment rallies will be held side by side in Gwanghwamun and Hannam-dong.

First of all, at 2 p.m., a candlelight culture festival will be held at Exit 1 of Anguk Station near the Constitutional Court to urge the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol by candlelight action,
At 4 p.m. on
, a citizen's march rally will be held in Gwanghwamun's Dongpagak area under the auspices of Yoon Seok-yeol's immediate retreat and emergency action for social reform.

Candlelight Cultural Festival participants will start marching toward Gwanghwamun at around 3:20 p.m. and join the civic march rally, which will begin at 5:30 p.m.

It starts from Dongsopjagak, passes through Jonggak Station, Euljiro, and marches in front of the Bank of Korea, and a one-way street is used.

In front of Donghwa Duty Free Shop, about 1km away from Donghwagak Pavilion, a rally against impeachment will be held around the National Movement Headquarters of the Republic of Korea from 1 p.m.

The pros and cons rally will continue near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong.

A vigil to urge the arrest of the Yoon Suk Yeol, hosted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, has been held since yesterday afternoon near Hannam Elementary School.

The anti-impeachment rally, hosted by the Grand National Party, will resume at exit 2 of Hangangjin Station from 1 p.m.

The police deploy more than 160 traffic police officers to reduce civil inconvenience and operate variable lanes for smooth vehicle passage.

In addition, if congestion increases, vehicles will be bypassed, and you should check the traffic conditions on the website of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Traffic Information Center.

I'm YTN Shin Gwihye from the Ministry of Social Affairs.