PYONGYANG: The electoral process in North Korea has been completed, and the ruling party claims to have secured a thumping victory in the polls.
According to reports emanating from the country, the ruling party and its allies have secured 99.93 percent of the votes cast in the election. The voter turnout is reportedly extremely high.
The members of parliament have been elected unanimously or through limited competition. While the ruling party claims that the election is a reflection of national unity and public support for the party, experts and analysts say that such high votes for the ruling party and its allies are way beyond conventional standards of democracy. Interestingly, only a few votes have been cast against the opposition party.
Experts said that this is only to give the election the appearance of diversity. The newly elected Supreme People’s Assembly is to convene on March 22.
Who will be possible successor of North Korean leader?
Earlier, North Korean Kim Jong-un has chosen his 13-year-old daughter as his successor.
13-year-old Kim Jo has been seen with her father at high-level public gatherings in recent months, including a visit to Beijing in September, her first known foreign trip.
Lawmaker Lee Song-kyun told reporters that Jo Ae, who was previously described by the National Intelligence Service as being trained as a successor, is now in the process of being nominated as a successor.
Lee said Kim Jo Ae has shown her presence at various events, including the anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army and a visit to the Kim Susan Palace of the Sun, and has also shown signs of expressing her opinion on some state policies, so according to the National Intelligence Service, she has now entered the process of being nominated as a successor.
According to the Korean National Intelligence Service, Kim Jong-un also has an older son, but this son has never been acknowledged or shown in North Korean media.
