Rules are rules: North Korean "democracy," in theory and in practice



Opinion Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice While the laws could allow for the leader to be removed from office, such a scenario would likely require a major crisis Fyodor Tertitskiy December 6, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. In our enlightened age, democracy is, by and large, a universal value. As a result, most dictators pretend to be democratically elected. Every couple of years or so, a sham election is held and the Great One is reelected for their next term – supposedly because the tyrant is just that popular. However, even this smidgen of democracy occasionally leads to unforeseen consequences. An autocrat is already all-powerful, but when he faces elections he essentially gambles with fate. This is by © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice

While the laws could allow for the leader to be removed from office, such a scenario would likely require a major crisis

Fyodor Tertitskiy December 6, 2019

Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice

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Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News.

In our enlightened age, democracy is, by and large, a universal value.

As a result, most dictators pretend to be democratically elected. Every couple of years or so, a sham election is held and the Great One is reelected for their next term – supposedly because the tyrant is just that popular.

However, even this smidgen of democracy occasionally leads to unforeseen consequences.

An autocrat is already all-powerful, but when he faces elections he essentially gambles with fate. This is by

Rules are rules: North Korean “democracy,” in theory and in practice

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