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Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham is an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham or email tips to [email protected]
North Korea held nationwide elections to its rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, the country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The vote — the second since Kim Jong Un took power — sees North Koreans citizens elect deputies to all 687 seats in the 14th SPA for five year terms.
“The election of deputies to the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK is underway,” KCNA reported. “As of 12:00, 56.76 percent of all the electors registered on the voter rolls cast their votes.”
The DPRK last held elections in 2014, after which
North Korea held nationwide elections to its rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The vote -- the second since Kim Jong Un took power -- sees North Koreans citizens elect deputies to all 687 seats in the 14th SPA for five year terms.
Oliver Hotham is an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham or email tips to [email protected]
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