Election In North Korea 2019

Kim jong un did not stand for election marking the first time that a north korean leader did not participate as a candidate.
Election in north korea 2019. Appearing on the alex jones show a far right radio show that typically perpetuates conspiracy theories stone claimed that north korea interfered in the presidential election via maine ports. North korea is said to use the election as an unofficial census and to track citizens loyalty there is no chance of regime change via the ballot box in the totalitarian state where leader kim jong un is all powerful. The election of deputies to the 14th supreme people s assembly spa was held in north korea on 10 march 2019.
Turnout in north korea s single candidate election was 99 99 percent this year up from 99 97 percent the last time it was held state media reported. At least north koreans get to vote some 99 99 percent of north koreans showed up at polling stations nation wide on sunday march 10 to cast their vote which would effectively mean complete. 10 march 2019 elections in north korea are held every four to five years for the supreme people s assembly spa the country s national legislature and every four years for local people s assemblies.
Candidates in each district are preselected by the ruling party and run unopposed. I just learned of absolute incontrovertible evidence of north korean boats delivering ballots through a harbor in maine the state of maine stone said. 687 for the dprk deputies to the spa were elected.
The elections were announced on 6 january 2019. North koreans are voting to elect the country s rubber stamp parliament the second such election since kim jong un took power. But most citizens receive their ballot with far less pomp.
Voting for the supreme people s assembly spa is mandatory and. Voting in last sunday s election was mandatory for all north korean citizens above the age of 17 even though there was no choice of candidates. This year s turnout fell just short of 100.
The parliament is elected every five years turnout. North korea s kim jong un retrieves his ballot during a 2019 election for the supreme people s assembly. The founding and ruling workers party of korea dominates the front and holds 87 5 of the seats with 7 4 for the korean social democratic party 3 2 for the chondoist chongu party and 1 9 for independent deputies.