Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea

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The Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea is North Korea’s ruling political coalition, dominated by the Workers’ Party of Korea and used as a vehicle to present a façade of multi-party participation under a single-party regime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass organization
political coalition
popular front
abbreviation DFRK
associatedWith Supreme People's Assembly
surface form: Supreme People’s Assembly elections

Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee
controls participation of parties in North Korean political life
country North Korea
deFactoControl Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
deFactoStatus instrument of Workers’ Party of Korea control
deJureStatus coalition of parties and organizations
dominantParty Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
electoralFunction controls candidate selection in North Korean elections
presents single lists of candidates to voters
foundingContext post-World War II division of Korea
foundingYear 1946
governingSystemContext one-party dominant system
single-party regime with satellite parties
headquartersLocation Pyongyang
ideology Juche
Korean-style socialism
inspiredBy Soviet-style popular fronts
keyBody Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
language Korean
legalStatus only legal political coalition in North Korea
legislativeRole nominates candidates for the Supreme People’s Assembly
mediaPortrayal described by outside observers as a façade of multi-party participation
memberOrganization mass organizations of North Korea
social organizations of North Korea
memberParty Chondoist Chongu Party
Korean Social Democratic Party
Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
nativeName Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: 조국통일민주주의전선
officialGoal peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula
politicalPosition far-left
politicalSystemType front organization in a socialist state
propagandaRole projects image of pluralism in North Korean politics
promotes official reunification policy of North Korea
purpose mobilize political support for the North Korean regime
present an appearance of multi-party democracy
promote the reunification of Korea under North Korean terms
support the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea
regionServed North Korea
shortName Democratic Front
systemRole ruling political coalition of North Korea
umbrella organization for legal political parties in North Korea
vehicle for single-party rule by the Workers’ Party of Korea

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Workers' Party of Korea partOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
North Korean political system partyAlliance Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
North Korean mass organizations linkedTo Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea memberOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Korean Democratic Women's Union memberOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Chondoist Chongu Party memberOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Chondoist Chongu Party electoralFront Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea nativeName Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 조국통일민주주의전선
Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea keyBody Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
Korean Social Democratic Party partOf Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea