North Korea election: Surprise as leader Kim Jong-un 'not on ballot'
North Korea's election has resulted in the expected landslide win for its authoritarian leadership - but in a big first for the country, Kim Jong-un does not appear to have been on the ballot.
If confirmed, it would be the first time a North Korean leader has not run for its rubberstamp parliament.
The vote did see his sister, Kim Yo-jong, elected to the body, however.
The leader's younger sibling has been gradually moving into a more influential role.
North Korea's parliamentary election is used by Pyongyang to legitimise its rule, but is condemned internationally as a meaningless exercise. Each voting slip has only one state-approved candidate on it.
State media announced the names of the 687 deputies elected to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Tuesday, but Mr Kim's name was not read out.
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