Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 3 August 2003. Representatives were elected for five-year terms to all 687 seats of the Supreme People's Assembly, and also to 26,650 positions in city, county, and provincial People's Assemblies.[1] All candidates were members of the three parties constituting the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland.
| ||||||||||||||||
All 687 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
|
Most polling booths featured posters saying: "Let's participate in the voting for deputies to the People's Assembly and give our support to them!".[2]
There was a 99.9% turnout for the election with each candidate receiving 100% of the vote unopposed.[3]
In its first session, on 3 September, the newly elected parliament re-elected Kim Jong-il as the Chairman of the National Defence Commission.[2]
Kim Jong-il's seat was the 649th seat, and in North Korea, political meanings are imparted to numbers of the constituencies for cult of personality purposes. According to North Korean sources, multiplying 6, 4 and 9 gives the number 216, which coincides with Kim Jong-il's birthday, 16 February, and 4 times 9 plus 6 gives the number 42, which coincides with Kim Jong-il's official birth year, 1942.[4]
Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea | 100 | 687 | ||
Total | 687 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 99.9 | |||
Source: IPU |
The following were elected as members of parliament:[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.