Is North Korea a democracy

Answer 1

North Korea is a multi-party, socialist democracy based on democratic centralism.There are three political parties organised into one unified coalition, which is lead by the majority party, the Workers' Party of Korea. Its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, is elected every five years by universal and direct suffrage.

Presidential duties are handled by three leaders, the most senior being the Chairman of the National Defence Commission(head of the armed forces, currently Kim Jong-il), the President of the Presidium (head of foreign relations, currently Kim Yong-nam) and the Premier (head of government, economy and internal affairs, currently Choe Yong-rim).

Typical of communist-lead countries, North Korea operates much like a one-party democracy, based on the concept of absolute political unity once decisions are freely debated and passed, as opposed to the liberal idea of a governing party and a strong opposition who may hold their own opposing views after decisions are made. The Workers' Party of Korea is also legally defined as the leading party of the coalition, meaning the other parties are only allowed to be junior partners in decision-making.

Many foreign governments, academics, journalists, and human rights groups either do not recognise North Korea's political system as democratic, or believe it to be only of token value. An overwhelming number of commentators brand North Korea's political system as authoritarian.

Answer 2

NO. North Korea is a Dictatorship, properly classified as a DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATE. This means that the country is a Communist State, but has succession in leadership passing along a dynastic line like a monarchy. Some consider Dynastic Communism to be part of the Absolute Monarchy category, because of the similarities, while others argue that since the leader of a Dynastic Communist State does not use royal titles that the state is not a proper monarchy.

It is important also to notice the vast differences between North Korea and other Communist regimes. It has a dynastic rulership as opposed to a Politburo like the USSR or PR China. It has a strong statist religion (Juche) in place of a pure absence of religion, making it resemble a theocracy more than an atheist secularist regime. The military in North Korea also has a more direct role in governance than even the People's Liberation Army in PR China and this is more representative of Caudillo-states like Ghadhafi's Libya or Franco's Spain.

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Answer 3

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