North Korean political system

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The North Korean political system is a highly centralized, authoritarian one-party state dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea and the Kim family leadership, with pervasive state control over politics, society, and the economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
administrativeDivisions directly governed cities
provinces
civilLiberties severely restricted
constitutionAdopted 1948
constitutionRevised 1972
1992
1998
2009
2012
2016
2019
country North Korea
surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
currentSupremeLeader Kim Jong Un
dominantParty Workers' Party of Korea
economicSystem central planning
state-directed economy
electoralSystem single-candidate elections
executiveBody Cabinet of North Korea
foreignPolicyControl Workers' Party of Korea
formerTopStateOrgan National Defence Commission
foundingSupremeLeader Kim Il Sung
freedomOfAssembly severely restricted
freedomOfPress nonexistent
freedomOfReligion tightly controlled
governingPrinciple democratic centralism
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers
surface form: Premier of the Cabinet
headOfStateTitle President of the State Affairs Commission
humanRightsRecord widely criticized
ideology Juche
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Songun
informationControl restricted access to foreign media
internetAccess highly limited
judicialBody Central Court of the DPRK
surface form: Central Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
leadershipSelection internal party processes
legalParties Chondoist Chongu Party
Korean Social Democratic Party
Workers' Party of Korea
legislature Supreme People's Assembly
localGovernment people's committees
massOrganizations General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea
Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League
Korean Democratic Women's Union
Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea
mediaOwnership state-owned
militaryDoctrine Songun
surface form: Songun (military-first policy)
militaryRole dominant in politics
nuclearPolicyControl supreme leadership
oppositionActivity criminalized
oppositionParties not allowed
partyAlliance Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
partyCongress highest party meeting
partyGeneralSecretary Kim Jong Un
partySystem de facto single-party system
personalityCult Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Un
politicalPrisons kwanliso
politicalStructure authoritarian regime
highly centralized state
one-party state
previousSupremeLeader Kim Jong Il
rulingFamily Kim family
rulingPartyFounded 1949
securityApparatus Ministry of Social Security
Ministry of State Security
successionPattern hereditary leadership
topStateOrgan State Affairs Commission
voterTurnoutClaimed near 100 percent
youthIndoctrination mandatory political education

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General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea partOf North Korean political system
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea hasDeFactoPowerOver North Korean political system
this entity surface form: North Korean government
Kim Pyong-il employer North Korean political system
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism ideologyOf North Korean political system
this entity surface form: North Korean state