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. Each candidate is selected by the Workers' Party of Korea. Voters may either submit the ballot unaltered as a vote of approval, or cross out the name on the ballot to disapprove the candidate. The vast majority of candidates come from the Workers' Party of Korea.

Turnout is near 100% according to official statistics. The elections are also used as a census, and to determine approval of government policies. Critics argue that North Korean elections are show elections, lacking competition and allowing the government to claim a veneer of pseudo-democratic legitimacy.

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