Yeah, it’s gonna take me a minute to read Roland Boer’s book. Since you’ve obviously read it, does it contain any sourced accounts on human rights or election freedoms in North Korea? I’m gonna guess the answer is ‘no’, but I’m open to being wrong.
I’d say KCNA is your best bet, it’s the main state news outlet for the DPRK. Sometimes Chinese and Russian news agencies observe elections as well, so they can be helpful. If you want the WPK’s newspaper, that would be Rodong Sinmun.
I’m fully aware that you probably distrust each and every one of these sources. Unfortunately, this is the reality we have to deal with considering the intense sanctions on the DPRK, and their reciprocal stance on maximum security from the Songun (military first) strategy.
If people do not vote for a candidate, then they do not get elected. The vote fails, and the next actions depend on the position IIRC. Unfortunately I do not have a ballot picture, but essentially it’s the person’s name and a “yes” block and “no” block for the approval round, but this is very rare that they do not win as this is the purpose of the selection round.
Haven’t found a direct account yet, but can you help me understand what this line means?
As for candidates, it may initially seem as though the DPRK follows the Soviet
Union’s approach in having a single candidate for each elected position. This is
indeed the case for the final process of voting, but there is also a distinct difference:
candidates are selected through a robust process in the Democratic Front for the
Reunification of the Fatherland.
The way I’m reading this, is that on a North Korean ballot, there is only one candidate for each role, and that candidate is selected by the DFRF.
This is slightly outdated now. The DPRK has begun introducing multi-candidate primaries before the final approval round, rather than having a consensus-gathering proposal round and then the final approval round, at least in certain districts. Essentially, though, the candidates are selected via a broad democratic meeting, rather than a campaign season, and then people vote “yes” or “no” (used to be “yes” or scratching the name out). It stems from the soviet practice, which I recommend reading up on as well to understand the historical context, but developed in a unique way based on Korea’s historical conditions.
Yeah, it’s gonna take me a minute to read Roland Boer’s book. Since you’ve obviously read it, does it contain any sourced accounts on human rights or election freedoms in North Korea? I’m gonna guess the answer is ‘no’, but I’m open to being wrong.
The answer is “yes,” lmao. Please be serious and stop being deliberately insufferable and ignorant.
I think we hit a comment depth limit…
Do you have an approved media source for the current primary process for the DPRK? A sample ballot would be great too.
What happens if people don’t vote for the single candidate for a role?
I’d say KCNA is your best bet, it’s the main state news outlet for the DPRK. Sometimes Chinese and Russian news agencies observe elections as well, so they can be helpful. If you want the WPK’s newspaper, that would be Rodong Sinmun.
I’m fully aware that you probably distrust each and every one of these sources. Unfortunately, this is the reality we have to deal with considering the intense sanctions on the DPRK, and their reciprocal stance on maximum security from the Songun (military first) strategy.
If people do not vote for a candidate, then they do not get elected. The vote fails, and the next actions depend on the position IIRC. Unfortunately I do not have a ballot picture, but essentially it’s the person’s name and a “yes” block and “no” block for the approval round, but this is very rare that they do not win as this is the purpose of the selection round.
Haven’t found a direct account yet, but can you help me understand what this line means?
The way I’m reading this, is that on a North Korean ballot, there is only one candidate for each role, and that candidate is selected by the DFRF.
This is slightly outdated now. The DPRK has begun introducing multi-candidate primaries before the final approval round, rather than having a consensus-gathering proposal round and then the final approval round, at least in certain districts. Essentially, though, the candidates are selected via a broad democratic meeting, rather than a campaign season, and then people vote “yes” or “no” (used to be “yes” or scratching the name out). It stems from the soviet practice, which I recommend reading up on as well to understand the historical context, but developed in a unique way based on Korea’s historical conditions.