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Mass rallies in N Korea ahead of local elections
PYONGYANG, July 19 (Itar-Tass) - Mass rallies are held in all parts of
North Korea these days in connection with the upcoming July 24 elections
to the local authorities. Representatives of the Party and government
organisations, trade unions and labour groups speaking at them, the North'
s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, have stressed that
"this important event provides an opportunity to glorify once again the
immortal merits of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung, closely unite around the
current head of state Kim Jong Il, to demonstrate the benefits of the
socialist system."
According to KCNA, meetings of voters for nominating candidates for
deputies to provincial (municipality), city (district) and county people's
assemblies took place in all parts of Korea.
The reporters said the elections would mark an occasion of glorifying
President Kim Il Sung's feats performed in the nation-building and
demonstrating the might of single-minded unity of the DPRK which has
vigorously advanced, rallied close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il
and advantages of the socialist system.
They noted that the DPRK has turned into a socialist power and the
popular masses are exercising their rights as the master of the country
and the society thanks to the Juche-oriented idea of building the state
and the experienced and tested leadership of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
They called on all the electors to make contributions to defending the
immortal feats of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and making the DPRK
eternally shine as the state of Kim Il Sung. The meetings explained the
law on elections of deputies to people's assemblies at different levels.
They nominated officials, workers, farmers and intellectuals, who are
ready to creditably discharge their duties as servants of the people with
bounded loyal to Kim Jong Il, as candidates for deputies to the above-said
local assemblies.
Speakers expressed full support for the candidates and vowed to make a
positive contribution to cementing the people's power and realizing the
cause of building a thriving nation by enthusiastically participating in
the elections and voting for all of them.
The people's assemblies of municipalities, cities and counties will be
elected in a direct and secret vote. Posters calling on people to
necessarily vote for the candidates and to demonstrate the unity of the
nation, reminding people about the need to perform their civic duty
appeared in the streets of Pyongyang.
As only one candidate is nominated at each of the
territorial-administrative levels, North Korea has no election race, and
the agitation is aimed primarily at ensuring the highest possible turnout.
In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic, the office term
of deputies of the local people's assemblies is four years. These bodies
of authority hold sessions once or twice a year to approved the local
budget and economic development plan, as well as to elect chairmen of the
people's and administrative committees, judges and jurors.
According to official figures, as many as 99.82 percent of registered
voters took part in local elections in 2007. Reportedly, all the voters
unanimously supported the nominated candidates, electing a total of 27
thousand and 390 deputies to local people's assemblies, which is about
1,000 more than at the previous elections, held four years ago.
Elections in North Korea are held every five years. At the national
level, North Koreans elect a legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly
(SPA). In addition to the Supreme People's Assembly, the people elect
representatives to city, county, and provincial people's assemblies. All
seats were won by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the
Fatherland. The Workers' Party of Korea dominates the Front and held 87.5
percent of the seats, with 7.4 percent for the Korean Social Democratic
Party, 3.2 percent for the Chondoist Chongu Party, and 1.9 percent for
independent deputies. The other two parties are required to accept the
leadership of the Workers' Party. According to official reports, turnout
is near 100 percent, and approval of the Democratic Front's candidates is
unanimous or nearly so.
North Korea these days in connection with the upcoming July 24 elections
to the local authorities. Representatives of the Party and government
organisations, trade unions and labour groups speaking at them, the North'
s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, have stressed that
"this important event provides an opportunity to glorify once again the
immortal merits of the DPRK founder Kim Il Sung, closely unite around the
current head of state Kim Jong Il, to demonstrate the benefits of the
socialist system."
According to KCNA, meetings of voters for nominating candidates for
deputies to provincial (municipality), city (district) and county people's
assemblies took place in all parts of Korea.
The reporters said the elections would mark an occasion of glorifying
President Kim Il Sung's feats performed in the nation-building and
demonstrating the might of single-minded unity of the DPRK which has
vigorously advanced, rallied close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il
and advantages of the socialist system.
They noted that the DPRK has turned into a socialist power and the
popular masses are exercising their rights as the master of the country
and the society thanks to the Juche-oriented idea of building the state
and the experienced and tested leadership of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
They called on all the electors to make contributions to defending the
immortal feats of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and making the DPRK
eternally shine as the state of Kim Il Sung. The meetings explained the
law on elections of deputies to people's assemblies at different levels.
They nominated officials, workers, farmers and intellectuals, who are
ready to creditably discharge their duties as servants of the people with
bounded loyal to Kim Jong Il, as candidates for deputies to the above-said
local assemblies.
Speakers expressed full support for the candidates and vowed to make a
positive contribution to cementing the people's power and realizing the
cause of building a thriving nation by enthusiastically participating in
the elections and voting for all of them.
The people's assemblies of municipalities, cities and counties will be
elected in a direct and secret vote. Posters calling on people to
necessarily vote for the candidates and to demonstrate the unity of the
nation, reminding people about the need to perform their civic duty
appeared in the streets of Pyongyang.
As only one candidate is nominated at each of the
territorial-administrative levels, North Korea has no election race, and
the agitation is aimed primarily at ensuring the highest possible turnout.
In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic, the office term
of deputies of the local people's assemblies is four years. These bodies
of authority hold sessions once or twice a year to approved the local
budget and economic development plan, as well as to elect chairmen of the
people's and administrative committees, judges and jurors.
According to official figures, as many as 99.82 percent of registered
voters took part in local elections in 2007. Reportedly, all the voters
unanimously supported the nominated candidates, electing a total of 27
thousand and 390 deputies to local people's assemblies, which is about
1,000 more than at the previous elections, held four years ago.
Elections in North Korea are held every five years. At the national
level, North Koreans elect a legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly
(SPA). In addition to the Supreme People's Assembly, the people elect
representatives to city, county, and provincial people's assemblies. All
seats were won by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the
Fatherland. The Workers' Party of Korea dominates the Front and held 87.5
percent of the seats, with 7.4 percent for the Korean Social Democratic
Party, 3.2 percent for the Chondoist Chongu Party, and 1.9 percent for
independent deputies. The other two parties are required to accept the
leadership of the Workers' Party. According to official reports, turnout
is near 100 percent, and approval of the Democratic Front's candidates is
unanimous or nearly so.
