North Korea holds first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong-un

[JURIST] On Sunday North Korea held its first parliamentary elections under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, [BBC profile] successor and son of the late Kim Jong-Il. The elections are held at five-year intervals and are considered more a formality than an actual democratic process, as constituents vote [BBC report] "yes" or "no" for the single, party-approved candidate for their district. The Supreme People's Assembly is considered a "rubber-stamp" parliamentary body, meeting [Al Jazeera report] only a few times per year...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/03/north-korea-holds-parliamentary-elections.php

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