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A man walks on a street in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A man walks on a street in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Voters queue to cast their ballots at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. - North Koreans went to the polls for an election in which there could be only one winner. Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known. AFP
Voters queue to cast their ballots at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. - North Koreans went to the polls for an election in which there could be only one winner. Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known. AFP
Voters queue to cast their ballots at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Voters queue to cast their ballots at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
An official hands over a ballot paper to a voter at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
An official hands over a ballot paper to a voter at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
 A voter enters a room to cast their ballot, at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A voter enters a room to cast their ballot, at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A voting booth stands beneath the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A voting booth stands beneath the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Dancers perform outside a voting centre at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Dancers perform outside a voting centre at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A child plays a violin as a photographer arranges a work group for photos outside a voting centre at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A child plays a violin as a photographer arranges a work group for photos outside a voting centre at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Dancers perform outside a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Dancers perform outside a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Children march to encourage voters to cast their ballots during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
Children march to encourage voters to cast their ballots during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
In a photo taken on March 11, 2019 a boy holding a toy rifle stands before a taxi on a street in Pyongyang. AFP
In a photo taken on March 11, 2019 a boy holding a toy rifle stands before a taxi on a street in Pyongyang. AFP
A woman wearing a traditional dress walks along a street during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A woman wearing a traditional dress walks along a street during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A man runs on a street in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
A man runs on a street in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP
In a photo taken on March 11, 2019 student volunteers stand on a street to assist pedestrians and enforce public rules, on a street in Pyongyang. AFP
In a photo taken on March 11, 2019 student volunteers stand on a street to assist pedestrians and enforce public rules, on a street in Pyongyang. AFP
A commuter looks at a mobile phone as he rides an escalator at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
A commuter looks at a mobile phone as he rides an escalator at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
A conductor waits for an approaching train at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
A conductor waits for an approaching train at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
A commuter stands before a copy of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showing an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un casting his ballot at the 14th Supreme People's Assembly elections, on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
A commuter stands before a copy of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showing an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un casting his ballot at the 14th Supreme People's Assembly elections, on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
Commuters walk through a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
Commuters walk through a subway station in Pyongyang on March 11, 2019. AFP
Choi Won-suk wschoi@koreatimes.co.kr


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