Chondoist Chongu Party

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The Chondoist Chongu Party is a minor North Korean political party representing followers of the indigenous Chondoist religion and operating under the leadership and control of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
religious political party
acknowledgedByStateAs religious party
acknowledgedRoleByRegime religious mass organization party
alignedWith state ideology of North Korea
alliedWith Workers' Party of Korea
associatedWith Chondoism
surface form: Chondoist Church
controls some seats in the Supreme People's Assembly
country North Korea
deFactoIndependence limited
electoralFront Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
electoralParticipationMode participates via single-candidate lists
followsLineOf Workers' Party of Korea
foundingContext post-liberation Korean politics
foundingPurpose represent Chondoist believers in politics
governingStructure party central committee
hasRepresentationIn local people's assemblies
headquartersLocation Pyongyang
historicalPrecursor Chondoist political movements in Korea
ideology Chondoism
languageOfOperation Korean
legalStatus legal party in North Korea
memberOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
operatesAs component of ruling front
operatesUnderControlOf Workers' Party of Korea
operatesWithinSystem one-party-dominated state
parliamentaryRepresentation Supreme People's Assembly
participatesIn elections in North Korea
politicalActivities mobilization of Chondoist believers
politicalPosition pro-government
supportive of Juche-based regime
politicalSystem North Korean one-party leadership system
politicalSystemContext single-front system under Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
politicalSystemRole provide appearance of religious pluralism
region East Asia
religionTypeRepresented Korean indigenous religion
religiousAffiliation Chondoism
religiousBase Chondoist congregations in North Korea
represents followers of Chondoism
roleInSystem minor party
satellite party
stateSupervision under close state supervision
subjectTo leadership of Workers' Party of Korea
subordinateTo Workers' Party of Korea
supports leadership of the Kim family
policies of the North Korean government
typeOfOrganization mass organization-linked party

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Workers' Party of Korea satelliteParty Chondoist Chongu Party
North Korean political system legalParties Chondoist Chongu Party
WPK massOrganization Chondoist Chongu Party
this entity surface form: Chondoist Chongu Party (as satellite)