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North Korea

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 GovernmentWPK (Authoritarian|Left)
KSDP (Authoritarian|Left)
CCP (Authoritarian|Left|Religious)
GAKRJ (Authoritarian|Left)

Parties


์กฐ์„ ๋กœ๋™๋‹น (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 ์กฐ๊ตญํ†ต์ผ๋ฏผ์ฃผ์ฃผ์˜์ „์„  (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).


์กฐ์„ ์‚ฌํšŒ๋ฏผ์ฃผ๋‹น (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 ์กฐ๊ตญํ†ต์ผ๋ฏผ์ฃผ์ฃผ์˜์ „์„  (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).

์ฒœ๋„๊ต์ฒญ์šฐ๋‹น (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 ์กฐ๊ตญํ†ต์ผ๋ฏผ์ฃผ์ฃผ์˜์ „์„  (Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea).

์žฌ์ผ๋ณธ์กฐ์„ ์ธ์ด์—ฐํ•ฉํšŒ (GAKRJ)
Jaeilbon Joseonin Chongyeonhaphoe
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
Party Leader: Ho Jong-man
Orientation: Authoritarian|Left
International Affiliation: N/A