SEOUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who vowed to make his country a "global pivotal state", faced immediate international diplomatic fallout on Wednesday after his botched attempt to impose martial law.

Pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign following his flubbed martial law declaration mounted on Wednesday as opposition parties submitted a motion to impeach him. The main opposition Democratic Party and five more minor opposition parties submitted the motion at 2:43 pm (0543 GMT),

South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment, hours after Yoon ended short-lived martial law that prompted troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers voted to lift it.

Kim Jong Un, North Korea's emboldened leader, is likely watching the events in South Korea closely and may use the turmoil to his benefit. "We know that North Korea likes to lampoon South Korea's democratic system whenever there is tumult in Seoul,