North Korea Holds So-Called 'Elections'

It's election time in North Korea, meaning there's only one candidate running per office in the Supreme People's Assembly, and voters have two options: writing "Yes" or "No" on the ballots, the BBC reports. Not only that, voters who don't support the ruling Workers' Party must enter a separate booth, the Telegraph reports. Sound like a mockery of democracy? Sure, but outside observers can still see which officials are tapped by Kim Jong Un for top positions, and, the New York Times notes, a shake-up allows him to replace followers of his not-so-dearly departed uncle, Jang Song Thaek. (More North Korea stories.)