Seoul: In North Korea's 2026 parliamentary elections, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un achieved a landslide win as the Workers' Party of Korea and its coalition partners reportedly captured 99.93 per cent of the ballot and every available seat, according to Yonhap News Agency, which cited state media reports.
With a reported turnout of 99.99 per cent, the polls were conducted on March 15 to select deputies for the 15th Supreme People's Assembly. Following the results, Pyongyang is scheduled to hold the inaugural session of the new assembly to decide on the election of state leadership and deliberate on a major revision to the constitution.
According to Yonhap News Agency, a primary focus for the session is whether the North will officially codify its hostile stance toward the South, defining the two Koreas as two countries hostile to each other in its founding document.
The development coincided with North Korea testing nuclear-capable rocket launchers. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the test included 12 ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers of 600mm calibre and two artillery companies. Kim described the rocket launchers as “very deadly yet attractive weapon".
