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2003 North Korean Local Elections
Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on August 3, 2003. It was held alongside the election to the Supreme People's Assembly. 26,650 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected. Voter turnout was reported as 99.9%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate. References {{North Korean elections 2003 in North Korea 2003 elections in Asia Local elections in North Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 North Korean Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 3 August 2003. Representatives were elected for five-year terms to all 687 seats of the Supreme People's Assembly, and also to 26,650 positions in city, county, and provincial People's Assemblies. All candidates were members of the three parties constituting the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Most polling booths featured posters saying: "Let's participate in the voting for deputies to the People's Assembly and give our support to them!". There was a 99.9% turnout for the election with each candidate receiving 100% of the vote unopposed. In its first session, on 3 September, the newly elected parliament re-elected Kim Jong-il as the Chairman of the National Defence Commission. Significance of the number 649 in North Korean politics Kim Jong-il's seat was the 649th seat, and in North Korea, political meanings are imparted to numbers of the constituencies for cult of personality purposes. According t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In North Korea
Events from the year 2003 in North Korea. Incumbents *Premier of North Korea, Premier: Hong Song-nam (until 3 September), Pak Pong-ju (starting 3 September) *Supreme Leader of North Korea, Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il Events * 2003 North Korean parliamentary election * 2003 North Korean local elections References {{Asia topic, 2003 in 2003 in North Korea, 2003 in Asia, North Korea Years of the 21st century in North Korea 2000s in North Korea 2003 by country, North Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Elections In Asia
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
