North Korea will hold elections to positions in the country’s provincial, city, and county people’s assemblies on July 21, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday.

The vote, which comes just a few months after the DPRK held a nationwide vote to its rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) in February, will see North Koreans elect mayors, governors, and other local officials.

Elections in North Korea are not typically seen as either free or fair, with voters given the choice between endorsing the candidate approved by the ruling party or registering their abstention on the ballot.

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