South Koreans went to offices, businesses and schools as usual on Wednesday with scarcely any visible signs in the capital Seoul that six hours of surprise martial law and high political drama overnight had spilled into everyday life.

The political roller-coaster of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration then suspension of martial law was extreme even by the standards of South Korea.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift a martial law order, just hours after his decree plunged the country into political uncertainty and sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers across the political spectrum.