North Korea - Asia Elects

Note: The Economist Democracy Index rates the country as “authoritarian.”

The annual Democracy Index 2020 report by the EIU gauges the success of electoral processes, functioning of the government, civil liberties, and political participation and culture.

Government

Head of State & Government (Supreme Leader)	Kim Jong Un (WPK, Authoritarian\|Left)
Parties in Government	WPK (Authoritarian\|Left) KSDP (Authoritarian\|Left) CCP (Authoritarian\|Left\|Religious) GAKRJ (Authoritarian\|Left)

Parties

조선로동당 (WPK)
Joseonlodongdang
Workers’ Party of Korea
Party Leader: Kim Jong Un
Orientation: Authoritarian|Left
International Affiliation: International Meeting of Workers and Communist Parties

Note: the party is part of the electoral alliance 조국통일민주주의전선 (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).

조선사회민주당 (KSDP)
Joseonsahoeminjudang
Korean Social Democratic Party
Party Leader: Park Yong-il
Orientation: Authoritarian|Far-Left
International Affiliation: N/A

Note: the party is part of the electoral alliance 조국통일민주주의전선 (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).

천도교청우당 (CCP)
Cheondogyocheong-udang
Chondoist Chongu Party
Party Leader: Ri Myong-chol
Orientation: Authoritarian|Left|Religious
International Affiliation: N/A

Note: the party is part of the electoral alliance 조국통일민주주의전선 (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).

재일본조선인총연합회 (GAKRJ)
Jaeilbon Joseonin Chongyeonhaphoe
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
Party Leader: Ho Jong-man
Orientation: Authoritarian|Left
International Affiliation: N/A

Parties, Parliaments and Polling Averages