North Koreans went to the polls for the first time in four years to take part in what analysts say is a rubber-stamp election for members of the local assemblies.Oh, golly! Who do you think's gonna win?
The North's official Korean Central News Agency said on Sunday that local assembly elections began across the country as songs reverberated and flags fluttered over polling stations crowded with voters.
The local assemblies meet around once or twice a year to approve budgets and regional leaders appointed by the party.
Jeez, what happens if they don't?
The local elections are widely seen as a step to help strengthen the leader Kim Jong-il's hereditary succession by securing the power base for his third son Kim Jong-un.