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Published 9 years ago by picklefingers with 7 Comments
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North Korea elections not too close to call

North Koreans went to the polls yesterday in what was probably the world's most pointless election.

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  • SevenTales (edited 9 years ago)
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    Here's the really really fun part:

    In that election, state media reported a voter turnout of 99.82%, which must have come as a disappointment to a leadership that exercises complete control over its 24.9 million citizens.
    The situation had been rectified before last year's elections for the 687 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly, however, with 100% voter turnout and 100% approval of the government's policies, according to the Korea Central News Agency.

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    • Appaloosa
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      I think The Onion writes this stuff for him.

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  • Urgz
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    This part "Anyone who does not agree with the name on the ballot paper must go to a different booth and cross out the candidate's name." made me think of this

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