2015 North Korean local elections

Elections to provincial (municipal), city (district) and county people's assemblies were held in North Korea on July 19, 2015.

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Voter turnout was reported at 99.97%, with 28,452 deputies elected to local people's assemblies.[1]

References

"Report on Results of Local Elections in DPRK Released". Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang, in English. 21 July 2015.

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