North Korea Reports South Korean Election Results After Two Days... No Commentary Provided

North Korea briefly reported the news of President Lee Jaemyung's election two days after the vote, without offering any commentary.

On June 5, the Korean Central News Agency stated, "After the president was impeached in South Korea due to the '12·3 Emergency Martial Law Incident' last year, a presidential election was held two months later, on June 3." The report continued, "In the election, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jaemyung was elected as the 21st president." The same content appeared on page 6 of Rodong Sinmun, the Workers' Party newspaper read by North Korean citizens.

After the impeachment of former President Yoon Sukyeol, North Korea made no mention of South Korea's political situation during the recent presidential election period. In the past, North Korea sometimes criticized South Korean politics through its propaganda outlets. However, recently, in line with its stance of treating South Korea as a "hostile separate state," North Korea has refrained from commenting and has kept its distance. This is interpreted as a calculated move to avoid any appearance of interfering in South Korea's internal affairs.

Historically, North Korea has typically reported South Korean presidential election results within one to three days. However, when former President Lee Myungbak was elected in the 17th presidential election in 2007, North Korea reported the news belatedly, over a week later, through Choson Sinbo. In the 18th presidential election in 2012, when former President Park Geunhye was elected, North Korea omitted her name and simply stated, "The Saenuri Party candidate won by a narrow margin." Generally, North Korea has been reluctant to report when a conservative candidate wins. In the 20th presidential election in 2022, when President Yoon Sukyeol was elected, North Korea mentioned his name but reported the news in a single brief sentence.

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