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North Korea's parliament has approved changes to the country's constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un's role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday. The move comes after Kim ...
According to the Central Election Guidance Committee, the turnout of the election was 99.63%, slightly decreased from 99.98% four years ago, [6] with 0.37% of the population not voting due to being overseas and 0.000078% abstaining from the election. In the provincial assembly elections, 99.91% of votes were in support, with 0.09% against; 99. ...
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] which would define North Korea as being a ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has designated South Korea a "hostile state", its state media said on Thursday, confirming that its national assembly had amended the constitution in line with their ...
Previously, the candidates were solely picked by the WPK, and this change would mark the first competitive elections in North Korea since 1948. [14] The local elections would also drop using the voting system where the voter would cross off the candidate's name to vote against them, switching to using two different colored ballot boxes for ...
But just in case, here’s a rundown of the major news channels covering the 2024 election and when coverage starts. News channels showing election coverage 2024: ABC News: 7 p.m. ET. BBC News: 5: ...
North Korea's fifth and existing constitution was approved and adopted in September 1998, replacing the one previously adopted in 1972. The former constitution had last been amended in 1992. Under the 1998 constitution, North Korea is a socialist state representing the interests of all Korean people. [9]
South Korea‘s president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night television address, invoking the threat from North Korea and accusing the country’s opposition of paralysing ...