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The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. [1]

49 relations: An Min-chol, Associated Press, Choe Thae-bok, Chondoist Chongu Party, Chongryon, Choson Sinbo, Citizenship, Constitution of North Korea, Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung, Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, Elections in North Korea, First-past-the-post voting, Hangul, Independent politician, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Wan-su, Kim Yong-nam, Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, Korean Children's Union, Korean People's Army, Korean Social Democratic Party, Legislature, Letter of credence, List of leaders of North Korea, List of legislatures by country, Mansudae Assembly Hall, National Assembly (South Korea), National Defence Commission, North Korea, North Korean defectors, North Korean parliamentary election, 1986, North Korean parliamentary election, 2014, Political alliance, Political party, Politics of North Korea, Popular front, Presidium, Pyongyang, Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Rubber stamp (politics), Secret ballot, Show election, Socialist Women's Union of Korea, South Korea, The Korea Herald, Unicameralism, Workers' Party of Korea.

An Min-chol

An Min-chol is a North Korean politician and bureaucrat.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Choe Thae-bok

Choe Thae-bok (born 1 December 1930) is a North Korean politician.

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Chondoist Chongu Party

The Chondoist Chongu Party is a popular front party in North Korea.

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Chongryon

The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan"." Ministry of Justice.

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Choson Sinbo

The Choson Sinbo (Chosun Shinbo), also known by the name of its English edition The People's Korea, is a newspaper based in Japan, published in both Korean and Japanese.

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Citizenship

Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.

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Constitution of North Korea

The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the constitution of North Korea.

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Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung died unexpectedly on the afternoon of 8 July 1994 at age 82.

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Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland

The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland (DFRF; also known as the Fatherland Front), formed on 22 July 1946, is a North Korean united front led by the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

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Elections in North Korea

Elections in North Korea are held every four-to-five years for the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the country's national legislature, and every four years for Local People's Assemblies.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Hangul

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul (from Korean hangeul 한글), has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by Sejong the Great.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung (or Kim Il Sung) (born Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

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Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il (or Kim Jong Il) (16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the second Supreme Leader of North Korea, from the death of his father Kim Il-sung, the first Supreme Leader of North Korea, in 1994 until his own death in 2011.

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Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician serving as leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012.

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Kim Wan-su

Kim Wan-su (born 10 May 1939) is the Vice Chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea).

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Kim Yong-nam

Kim Yong-nam (born 4 February 1928) is the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, a position he has held since 1998.

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Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League

The Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League is a North Korean youth organization.

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Korean Children's Union

The Korean Children's Union (KCU, Young Pioneer Corps) is the precursor to the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League of North Korea contributing to North Korean youth movement and pioneer movement.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean Social Democratic Party

The Korean Social Democratic Party (KSDP) is a political party in North Korea, allied with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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Letter of credence

A letter of credence (Lettres de créance) is a formal diplomatic letter that appoints a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state.

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List of leaders of North Korea

This article lists the political leaders of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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List of legislatures by country

This is a list of legislatures by country.

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Mansudae Assembly Hall

The Mansudae Assembly Hall is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral legislature of North Korea.

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National Assembly (South Korea)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, often shortened to the National Assembly in domestic English-language media, is the 300-member unicameral national legislature of South Korea.

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National Defence Commission

The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (NDC) was the highest state institution for military and national defence leadership in North Korea, which also served as the highest governing institution of the country from 1998 until 2016 when it was replaced by the State Affairs Commission.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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North Korean defectors

Since the division of Korea after World War II and the end of the Korean War (1950–1953), some North Koreans have managed to defect for political, ideological, religious, economic or personal reasons.

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North Korean parliamentary election, 1986

Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 2 November 1986.

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North Korean parliamentary election, 2014

Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, were held on 9 March 2014.

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Political alliance

A political alliance, also referred to as a political coalition, political bloc, is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda, often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds, or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of the voting system or for government formation after elections.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Politics of North Korea

The politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) takes place within the framework of the official state philosophy, Juche, a concept created by Hwang Jang-yop and later attributed to Kim Il-sung.

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Popular front

A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, usually made up of leftists and centrists.

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Presidium

A presidium or praesidium is a council of executive officers in some political assemblies that collectively administers its business, either alongside an individual president or in place of one.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS) is the national Red Cross Society of North Korea.

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Rubber stamp (politics)

A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, refers to a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power; one that rarely or never disagrees with more powerful organs.

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Secret ballot

The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum is anonymous, forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote buying.

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Show election

A show election, also known as a sham election or rubber stamp election, is an election that is held purely for show; that is, without any significant political choice.

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Socialist Women's Union of Korea

The Socialist Women's Union of Korea (formerly Korean Democratic Women's Union, KDWU) is a mass organization for women in North Korea.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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The Korea Herald

The Korea Herald is a daily English-language newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea.

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Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.

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Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.

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North Korean Parliament, Parliament of North Korea, President of SPA Presidium, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Presidium of the SPA, Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, Supreme People's Assembly (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Supreme People's Assembly Presidium, Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Supreme Peoples Assembly, Supreme People’s Assembly, 最高人民會議.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_People's_Assembly

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