President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
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Supreme People's Assembly 최고 인민 회의 最高人民會議 Choego Inmin Hoe-ui |
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| 13th Supreme People's Assembly | |
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President of the Presidium
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Chairman of the Assembly
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Vice-Chairman
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| Seats | 687 |
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Political groups
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Last election
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9 March 2014 |
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| Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang | |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Choego Inmin Hoeui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch’oego Inmin Hoeŭi |
The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of 687 constituencies,elected to five-year terms.
The constitution recognizes the Workers' Party as the leading party of the state. The Workers' Party, led by Kim Jong-un, governs the DPRK in a monopoly coalition with the Social Democratic Party and the Chondoist Chongu Party called the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Elections are held in five-year intervals, the most recent taking place in 2014.
Although the Supreme People's Assembly is the primary legislative body of the DPRK, it ordinarily delegates authority to the smaller and more powerful Presidium, chosen from among its members.
In 1990, the composition of the SPA was 601 seats held by the Workers' Party of Korea, 51 seats held by the Korean Social Democratic Party, 22 seats held by the Chondoist Chongu Party and 13 seats held by independents.
The last convention during Kim Il-sung's government took place in April 1994, three months before his death. Then during the mourning period the assembly did not meet, nor did elections take place. The next meeting convened in September 1998, four years after Kim's death.
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