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North Koreans vote in rubber-stamp elections

Sunday, 9 March 2014


North Koreans have been voting in a five-yearly election to approve members of the rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly. Each of the 687 districts has only one candidate running for office, with electors required to write only "Yes" or "No" on the ballot paper. Campaign posters across the capital, Pyongyang, have urged a "Yes" vote. Observers say the candidate list is an opportunity to see who is in or out of favour with the leadership, according to BBC.