@article{ART001912942},
author={Hyunsoo JEON},
title={The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2014},
number={115},
pages={381-422}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyunsoo JEON
TI - The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2014
VL - null
IS - 115
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 381
EP - 422
SN - 1225-133X
AB - In February-March 1947, the elections of township-level People’s Committees took place in every part of North Korea. These elections transformed the temporary local authorities into permanent organs of the government. The elections did not end with endowing the local authorities with legitimacy. In February 1947, the provincial, municipal, and county People’s Committees convened and formed the People’s Council of North Korea, the highest sovereign organization, and the People’s Committee of North Korea, the highest executive organization. Indeed, the People’s Committee elections had ignited North Korea’s nation-building project.
The People’s Committee elections served to establish Soviet democracy early in North Korean society. The elections not only institutionalized a sociopolitical mobilization system that connected the Workers' Party of North Korea, the North Korean Provisional People’s Committee, the United Democratic National Front of North Korea, parties and social organizations, and the general public, but also strengthened the leadership role of the Workers’ Party. Even though the election rules followed the principles of general, equal, and direct election and of secret ballot, only the parties and social organizations belonging to the United Democratic National Front of North Korea could exercise the right to recommend candidates. Therefore, the power of the electorate to choose a candidate to best represent its interests became highly limited. Since the electorate had to vote either for or against the United Front candidate by casting ballots in a black or white box, the election could not guarantee secrecy and essentially blocked the negative vote.
KW - People’s Committee elections;Workers’ Party of North Korea;United Democratic National Front of North Korea;parties and social organizations;election rules
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Hyunsoo JEON. (2014). The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947. The Review of Korean History, 115, 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. 2014, "The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947", The Review of Korean History, no.115, pp.381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON "The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947" The Review of Korean History 115 pp.381-422 (2014) : 381.
Hyunsoo JEON. The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947. 2014; 115 : 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. "The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947" The Review of Korean History no.115(2014) : 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947. The Review of Korean History, 115, 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947. The Review of Korean History. 2014; 115 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947. 2014; 115 : 381-422.
Hyunsoo JEON. "The elections of township-level People’s Committees of North Korea in 1947" The Review of Korean History no.115(2014) : 381-422.
