Kim was surrounded by supporters in Pyongyang as he made his way to cast his vote.In typical North Korean style, voters were presented with just one state-sanctioned candidate per seat.
They cast their ballots to show their approval or, very rarely, disapproval.The elections, held every five years, are for the entire Supreme People’s Assembly, which, on paper at least, is the highest organ of power in North Korea.Its delegates come from all over the country and all walks of life.
The candidates are selected by the ruling Korean Workers’ Party and a couple of other smaller coalition parties that have seats in the assembly but exercise little independent power.
Kim, fresh off his trip to Hanoi for his second summit with President Donald Trump, is the most prominent candidate of all.
Though his power rests in his complete control over the ruling party, government and military, Kim is running for re-election in his Pyongyang district.
