Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1972, as amended to 2023
Political Rights and Association
  • English

    All citizens who have reached the age of 17 have the right to elect and to be elected, irrespective of sex, race, occupation, length of residence, property status, education, party affiliation, political views or religious belief.
    … (Art. 66)

  • Korean

    17살이상의 모든 공민은 성별, 민족별, 직업, 거주기간, 재산과 지식정도, 당별, 정견, 신앙에 관계없이 선거할 권리와 선거받을 권리를 가진다.
    … (제66조)

Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech, the press, assembly, demonstration and association.
    The State shall guarantee the conditions for the free activities of democratic political parties and social organizations. (Art. 67)
  • Korean
    공민은 언론, 출판, 집회, 시위와 결사의 자유를 가진다.
    국가는 민주주의적정당, 사회단체의 자유로운 활동조건을 보장한다. (제67조)
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Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1972, as amended to 2019 (English). Consolidated version as amended to 2023 is not publicly available, concerns a provision (art. 58) that is not of direct relevance to the database.

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