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N. Korea leader votes in elections with 99.98 per cent turnout: KCNA

North Koreans assemble to have a view of a notice board. Given the absence of any competition among candidates, elections in the North are essentially a political ritual. [AFP]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local elections on Sunday that registered the near 100 percent turnout claimed for every ballot held in the nuclear-armed state.

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