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Seonghyeon
Seonghyeon is a defector who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he escaped in 2019. He now resides in South Korea. He previously wrote columns for "Ask A North Korean" under the pseudonym Joshua Kim.
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Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: What was it like to vote for the first time in South Korea?Joshua Kim explains the DPRK’s electoral process and why voters there don’t really have a choice
 “Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about voting in South Korean elections as a North Korean defector. Joshua Kim (a pseudonym) — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he defected in 2019 — writes about differences between the electoral process in the two countries, why turnout is so high © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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