Sunchon: North Korea carries out legislative elections

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un votes at a polling place in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, as the country conducts parliamentary elections to choose deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, shown in this photo published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) is seen at a voting site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to appoint deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly, as captured in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) engages with citizens following his vote at a polling site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to choose deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as shown in this photograph published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) converses with coal miners at a voting site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to select deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as depicted in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) engages with coal miners at a voting site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to select deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as seen in this image published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) meets with coal miners at a voting site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine located within the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to choose deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as depicted in this photo published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses voters at a polling site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to select deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as shown in this image released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses the gathering at a voting site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to select deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as depicted in this photo published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)

Sunchon: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses voters at a polling site in the Chonsong Youth Coal Mine, part of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, on March 15, 2026, during the nationwide parliamentary elections to select deputies for the Supreme People's Assembly, as depicted in this image released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)