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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: North 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 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 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 (military-first policy) ⓘ
linked to: Songun
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 government ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
Kim Pyong-il → employer → Government of North Korea ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism → ideologyOf → North Korean state ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
Kim Il Sung’s family → influences → North Korean legal system ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
SPA Presidium → category → Politics of North Korea ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
Choson Sinbo → coverageFocus → North Korean society ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system
Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea → componentOf → North Korean political system ⓘ
subject linked to: Democratic Front
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-jŏl → hasDomain → North Korean politics ⓘ
linked to: North Korean political system