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Independents (13) |committees1 = |session_room = Mansudae Assembly Hall.JPG |session_res = |meeting_place = Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang |website = |footnotes = }} The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of 687 constituencies, elected to five-year terms. The constitution recognizes the Workers' Party as the leading party of the state. The Workers' Party, led by Kim Jong-un, governs the DPRK in a monopoly coalition with the Social Democratic Party and the Chondoist Chongu Party called the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Elections are held in five-year intervals, the most recent taking place in 2014. Although the Supreme People's Assembly is the primary legislative body of the DPRK, it ordinarily delegates authority to the smaller and more powerful Presidium, chosen from among its members. == History == In 1990, the composition of the SPA was 601 seats held by the Workers' Party of Korea, 51 seats held by the Korean Social Democratic Party, 22 seats held by the Chondoist Chongu Party and 13 seats held by independents.〔Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments〕 The last convention during Kim Il-sung's reign took place in April 1994, three months before his death. Then during the mourning period the assembly did not meet, nor did elections take place. The next meeting convened in September 1998, four years after Kim's death.〔("North Korean legislature seen set to name Kim president", CNN, August 20, 1998. )〕 Kim Jong-il did not make a speech at the first session of the 10th SPA in 1998. Instead, members listened to a tape-recorded speech of the late Kim Il Sung, which was made at the first session of the 9th SPA, in 1991. The enhanced status of the Korean People's Army was anticipated by the SPA election July 1998, when 101 military officials were elected out of 687 delegates. This was a large increase from the 57 military officials elected during the 9th SPA in 1990. Kim Yong-nam has been president of the Assembly Presidum and ''de jure'' head of state of North Korea since 1998. Choe Thae-bok, Kim Wan-su and Hong Son Ok are the Vice-Chairmen. On April 14, 2012, during the fifth session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly Kim Jong Un was elected as the country's supreme leader. Addressing the SPA session, Kim Yong Nam, president of the SPA Presidium, said Kim's accession to the DPRK's top post reflected "the ardent desire and unanimous will of all the party members, servicepersons and other people".〔("DPRK revises constitution, elects Kim Jong Un as top leader", 2012-04-14 )〕 His status as leader was reaffirmed when he was elected unopposed by the people on March 9, 2014 in a record turn-out of voters. Kim had nominated to represent his district, the symbolic Mount Paekduto, in the assembly election. Voters could vote ''yes'' or ''no'' with all voting in the affirmative, according to government officials. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Supreme People's Assembly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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