North Korea Goes to the Polls

North Korea
Xinhua / Landov

Continued Deference
A man bows before the North Korean leader's portraits after casting his ballot. With only one person on the ballot for each position, the outcome was not a mystery, but poll observers watched the election results carefully for hints as to whom Kim Jong Il might be grooming as his successor.

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