IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: North Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

25,727,408	0
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
None	N/A
Registered Voters (as of None)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
North Korean Supreme People's Assembly	Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President KIM Jong-Un
Head of Government: Premier KIM Tok-Hun
Assembly: North Korea has a unicameral Supreme People's Assembly (Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui) with 687 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is designated by the ruling party.
In the Supreme People's Assembly (Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui) 687 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms. The ruling party approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition. A token number of seats are reserved for minor parties.

Elections

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