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.

Kim Jong Un did not stand for election, marking the first time that a North Korean leader did not participate as a candidate. On 8 January 2019 the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) issued Decision No. 220, which announced the election of deputies to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly. [2] .

Nov 28, 2023 · A photo released by state media showed Kim Jong Un casting a ballot, standing before two boxes - one in green for approval, and the other in red for dissent.

Nov 29, 2023 · Kim Jong-un must be absolutely bricking it after the number of people who voted for his party fell by 0.09%. The North Korean cheese-loving, trench coat-wearing dictator has become somewhat more...

Parliamentary elections were expected to be held in North Korea in March or April 2024. [1][2][3] However, it is considered likely they were delayed or cancelled due to a lack of communication from the North Korean government on the subject, possibly due to efforts by Kim Jong Un to pass an amendment to the constitution before the elections, [3]...

Nov 29, 2023 · SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday made a rare mention of dissenting votes in recent elections, although analysts dismissed it as an attempt to portray an image of a normal society...

Jul 19, 2015 · Local elections are being held in North Korea - the first since ruler Kim Jong-un came to power in 2011. It is the joint-most corrupt country in the world with Somalia, according to...

Mar 10, 2019 · North Koreans are voting to elect the country's rubber-stamp parliament, the second such election since Kim Jong-un took power. Voting for the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is mandatory and...

Mar 12, 2019 · North Korea's election has resulted in the expected landslide win for its authoritarian leadership - but in a big first for the country, Kim Jong-un does not appear to have been on the ballot....

Dec 7, 2023 · The results were still predictable: according to the North Korea’s state news agency, KCNA, about 99% of people still voted for the approved candidates. And it appears that any democratic changes...