The fallout from the martial law declaration, which began late at night and continued into the early hours, fully erupted on the morning of December 24.

All cabinet members tendered their resignations, and the Deputy Prime Minister bowed before countless cameras, announcing his intent to step down.
The commanders who led the military units into parliament also resigned en masse.

In parliament, members of both ruling and opposition parties, led by the Democratic Revolutionary Party, took turns issuing scathing statements. Citizens, still gathered in droves, waved large banners and began loudly demanding Prime Minister Li Wei's impeachment.

Discussions of impeaching Li Wei were not new. As a hardliner, he had long been a source of controversy, often criticized for unnecessary provocations and internal friction.

However, impeachment—often referred to as a political “nuclear option”—was rarely considered a practical step. Most people found the reasons insufficient to justify such an extreme measure.

Now, that had changed. Fueled by widespread public outrage, the push to impeach Li Wei gained unstoppable momentum.

“Christmas Eve is really heating up this year.”