Seoul, March 1 (NationPress) Supporters and opponents of the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began assembling for significant rallies on Saturday, as the country deals with the political consequences of his unsuccessful martial law attempt last December and his subsequent impeachment.

These rallies, occurring on the anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule, follow the Constitutional Court's final hearing regarding Yoon's impeachment trial this week and its deliberations over whether to remove him from office or reinstate him, as reported by Yonhap news agency.

Conservative activist pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon and the conservative Christian faction Save Korea initiated their protests near the Gwanghwamun area in central Seoul and Yeouido in western Seoul at 1 p.m. to contest Yoon's impeachment.

These groups anticipate that approximately 100,000 individuals will participate in their rallies.

In contrast, the progressive civic group Candlelight Action planned to stage a rally at an intersection close to Anguk Station in central Seoul at 2 p.m.

The leading opposition party, the Democratic Party, along with four other opposition factions, is scheduled to conduct a rally advocating for Yoon's impeachment at 3:30 p.m. in the same vicinity.

Another group demanding Yoon's removal will march at 5 p.m. in downtown Seoul, expecting an attendance of 100,000 people.

With hundreds of thousands anticipated to gather for the rallies, police have deployed 6,400 officers and 230 police buses for crowd management.

Approximately 5,000 officers will be stationed in the Gwanghwamun area, while the remainder will be assigned to uphold order in Yeouido.

Traffic restrictions have been implemented on portions of Sejong-daero in downtown Seoul, as well as sections of Yeoui-daero in western Seoul.