North Korea holds election as Kim vows to rebuild economy

North Korea on Sunday held a nationwide election for its rubber-stamp parliament, as leader Kim Jong Un has prioritized reconstructing the country's economy over bolstering its nuclear and missile arsenal.The event, held for the second time since Kim became supreme leader in the wake of his father's death in December 2011, is merely ceremonial, with an expected voter turnout of over 99 percent.The election for the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, however, has drawn attention from outside observers as its outcome could provide a rare glimpse of any shift in North Korea's very closed elite str…READ FULL ARTICLE