List of political parties in North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is formally a one-party state under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) as the sole governing party. There are also two other minor parties that must accept the WPK's "leading role" as a condition of their existence.

As of the latest election in 2019, three parties (WPK, Korean Social Democratic Party, and Chondoist Chongu Party) and one organization (Chongryon) are represented in the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's unicameral parliament.

Current parties

Party		Template:Abbr seats (2014)	Status	Template:Abbr
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chosŏn Rodongdang	Template:Composition bar	Ruling party	Template:Sfn<ref name=IPU>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chosŏn Sahoe Minjudang	Template:Composition bar	Minor party, subordinate to the WPK	Template:Sfn<ref name=IPU/>
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Ch'ŏndogyo Ch'ŏngudang	Template:Composition bar	Minor party, subordinate to the WPK	Template:Sfn<ref name=IPU/>
	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chaeilbon Chosŏnin Ch'ongryŏnhaphoe	Template:Composition bar	Not a party but a North Korean-aligned organization for Zainichi Koreans in Japan. Despite this, it still appoints members of the SPA.	Template:Sfn<ref name=IPU/>

Former parties

Party		Status	Template:Abbr
	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chosŏn-bulgyodo-ryŏnmaeng	Pseudo-party, last time won a seat with certainty in 1972	Template:Sfn
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Minju Tongnipdang	Participated in elections between 1948 and 1967, last time won a seat with certainty in 1962	Template:Sfn
	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (東路人民黨) Dongro Inmindang	Participated in elections between 1948 and 1967, last time won a seat with certainty in 1962	Template:Sfn
	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Gonminhoe	Participated in elections between 1957 and 1967, originally South Korea-based party, last time won a seat with certainty in 1957 and in 1962	Template:Sfn<ref name=Tertitskiy2017/>
	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Inmin Konghwadang	South Korea-based party, participated in elections between 1948 and 1967, last time won a seat with certainty in 1957	Template:Sfn<ref name=Tertitskiy2017>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (動勞人民黨) Kŭllo Inmindang	South Korea-based party, last time won a seat with certainty in 1962	<ref name=Tertitskiy2017/>

Dissolved parties

Party		Status	Template:Abbr
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Pukchosŏn Rodongdang	Merged with the Workers' Party of South Korea in 1949 to form the Workers' Party of Korea.	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chosŏn Sinmindang	Merged with the Communist Party of Korea in 1946 to form the Workers' Party of South Korea.	<ref name=Hoare2012>Template:Cite book</ref>
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Template:Nowrap {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Chosŏn Kongsandang	Merged with the New People's Party of Korea in 1946 to form the Workers' Party of South Korea.	<ref name=Hoare2012/>

North Korean opposition parties

There is currently no known organized opposition within North Korea that is independently verifiable. However, there are various exiled dissident groups that advocate for regime change. In 2024, U.S state-run news outlet Radio Free Asia claimed there may be opposition parties within North Korea.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• Free Joseon
• North Korea Freedom Coalition
• Fighters for a Free North Korea
• North Korean People's Liberation Front
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See also

• Elections in North Korea
• Politics of North Korea
• List of ruling political parties by country

References

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Further reading

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