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Every single vote cast on Sunday in Kim's constituency was for the man who can now add
MP to his many titles North Korea's state media has confirmed what
was never in doubt - a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader Kim Jong-Un in the
country's stage-managed parliamentary election. Every single vote cast on Sunday in Kim's
constituency was for the man who can now add MP to his many titles that include Supreme
Commander of the armed forces and chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission.
"All the voters of the constituency took part in voting and 100 percent of them voted for
Kim Jong-Un," the North's official KCNA news agency said.
"This is an expression of ... people's absolute support and profound trust in supreme leader
Kim Jong-Un as they single-mindedly remain loyal to him, holding him in high esteem,"
it said. Sunday's ballot was an election in name only.
Each of the nearly 700 constituencies had only one state-sanctioned candidate, ensuring
a foregone conclusion in every case. Voting was mandatory and state media said
all registered voters across the country - except for those based overseas - took part.
Elections to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) are held every five years, and this
was the first under Kim's leadership. He took over the reins of power on the death of his
father, Kim Jong-Il, in December 2011. Kim stood as an uncontested candidate in constituency
number 111, Mount Paektu. Koreans have traditionally attributed divine
status to Mount Paektu and, according to the North's official propaganda, Kim Jong-Il was
born on its slopes. The KCNA report hailed Kim as the worthy successor
to his father and his grandfather - North Korea's founder leader - Kim Il-Sung, saying
he had "remarkably increased the defence power" of the nation.
The SPA only meets once or twice a year, mostly for a day-long session, to rubber-stamp budgets
or other decisions made by the powerful ruling Workers' Party.