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This article is part of the series: Politics and government of North Korea Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_North_Korea. ... North Koreas political system is built upon the principle of centralization. ...

Juche President: (the late Kim Il-sung) Chairman: Kim Jong-il Premier: Pak Pongju Supreme People's Assembly President: Kim Yongnam Political parties Workers' Party of Korea Elections Korean reunification Human rights Foreign relations

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edit The Juche Idea (pronounced // in Korean, approximately joo-cheh) is the basic governing idea of North Korea, and colloquially the political system based on that principle. ... The following is a list of Presidents of North Korea since its Separation from South Korea. ... Kim Il-sung (김일성) (15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. ... The Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea is the supreme commander of the North Korean military, and is the most powerful person in the country. ... Kim Jong-il (born February 16, 1941) is the leader of North Korea. ... The current Premier of North Korea is Pak Pong-ju. ... Pak Pongju (Korean chosŏngŭl: 박봉주; hanja: 朴鳳柱 or 朴奉珠; McCune-Reischauer: Pak Pongju; revised: Bak Bongju; born 1939?) is the Premier of North Korea, and has been since September 2003. ... The Supreme Peoples Assembly is the parliament of the North Korea (DPRK). ... Kim Yong Nam is the current Chairman of the Presidium of the [[Supreme Categories: Korea-related stubs ... Kim Yongnam (Korean chosŏngŭl: 김영남; hanja: 金永南; McCune-Reischauer: Kim Yŏngnam; revised: Gim Yeongnam; born February 4, 1928) is a North Korean official. ... Political parties in North Korea informs about political parties in North Korea. ... The Workers Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏngŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; revised: Joseon Rodong-dang) is the ruling party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. ... Unification Flag of Korea Korean reunification is the possible future unification of North Korea and South Korea under a single government. ... The human rights record of North Korea is extremely difficult to fully assess due to the secretive and closed nature of the country. ... North Korea occupies the northern portion of a mountainous peninsula projecting southeast from China, between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. ... History of North Korea: Following World War II, Korea, which had been a colonial possession of Japan since 1910, was occupied by the Soviet Union (in the north) and the United States (in the south). ...

Elections in North Korea are held every five years. North Korea is a single-party state. Only one political party, the Workers' Party of Korea is legally allowed to hold effective power. Although two minor parties exist, they are legally required to accept the leadership of the dominant party and appear to exist largely to give the image of democracy. All candidates in the elections are members of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. The Workers' Party of Korea dominates the Front and holds all but a few seats. Candidates run unopposed, and are presumably selected by the leading figures in the executive branch of government. States in which a single party is constitutionally linked to power (or the provisions of its constitution are currently suspended while a single party rules) are coloured in brown. ... The Workers Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏngŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; revised: Joseon Rodong-dang) is the ruling party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland is a North Korean united front led by the Workers Party of Korea (WPK). ...

At the national level, North Koreans elect a legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). The Supreme People's Assembly (Choego Inmin Hoeůi) has 687 members, each elected for a five year term. In the last elections on August 3, 2003, only the list of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland was allowed to participate. In addition to the Supreme People's Assembly, the people elected 26,650 representatives to city, county, and provincial "people's assemblies". ^[1] A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Supreme Peoples Assembly is the parliament of the North Korea (DPRK). ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Supreme People's Assembly elects a standing committee known as the Presidium, which exercises legislative functions when the Assembly is not in session (most of the time). It also elects the Chairman of the National Defence Commission, the country's chief executive, and the Premier. In reality, however, the elections are decided beforehand and the candidates run unopposed. Kim Yong Nam is the current Chairman of the Presidium of the [[Supreme Categories: Korea-related stubs ... The Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea is the supreme commander of the North Korean military, and is the most powerful person in the country. ... The current Premier of North Korea is Pak Pong-ju. ...

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The Supreme Peoples Assembly is the parliament of the North Korea (DPRK). ... The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland is a North Korean united front led by the Workers Party of Korea (WPK). ... The Workers Party of Korea (WPK) is the ruling party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. ... redirect Template:Politics of North Korea The Korean Social Democratic Party was formed on November 3, 1945 by medium and small entrepreneurs, merchants, handicraftsmen, petty bourgeoisie, some peasants, and Christians, supposedly out of the masses’ purported anti-imperialist, anti-feudal aspirations and demands to eliminate the aftermath of Japanese imperialist... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• List of Korea-related topics

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

References

• ↑  DPRK Holds Election of Local and National Assemblies. The People's Korea. URL accessed on February 13, 2006.

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External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive