Talk:1957 North Korean parliamentary election

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Dongro People's Party

@Migs005: are you sure that Dongro People's Party and Laboring People's Party are the same? This thought crossed my mind as well, but there was nothing conclusive. If the name is anything to go by, 근로인민당 (Laboring People's Party) is something like Kŭllo Inmindang while 동로인민당 (Dongro People's Party) is Dongro Inmindang, so not the same. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:33, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is based on the version of the article on Korean Wikipedia which mentions 근로인민당 but not 동로인민당. Also, I don't think a 동로인민당 exists. Migs005 (talk) 16:25, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Migs005: This seems to be original research. The Korean article originally called the party "Dongro Inmindang" (it has the same source as en.wiki), but it was changed by an IP in this edit. I will revert the changes until we have proper confirmation. Number 5 7 16:35, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wish we had a source that addressed this issue directly. For example, "1959: Secret elections in North Korea" mentions Laboring People's Party but no word of Dongro People's Party. By contrast, Elections in Asia and the Pacific lists a "Dongro People's Party (Dongro Inmin Dang)" but does not a have a mention of Laboring People's Party. I haven't found a source that mentions both. Since North Korean elections usually have a category for "other parties", it ultimately leaves us guessing as to how many parties actually participated. At any rate, I've listed the two parties separately here as well: List of political parties in North Korea. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 17:16, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]