2001 North Korean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 1 May 2001 to elect 850 members of the Supreme People's Assembly. The WPK managed to reconquest 56 constituencies that previously fell to independent candidates. President Yon Hyong Muk was re-elected by the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea. Confirmation for the roles were approved by the SPA on 7 May.

Background
After the 1995 floods, North Korea sought to quickly recover and improve its proper economic position. Hyong Muk in 1996, one year after the floods, promulgated various decrees (analyzed by the SPA) which greatly expanded the private sector, sold inefficient state-owned companies to private users for boosting state revenue. The nation GDP from 1985 grew drastically from just 13 billions to 488 in 2001, with the GDP per capita following a similar process, from 651 to 3,712 USD, and the conditions of Koreans improved; at least one citizen had an affordable house with a TV, radio and car. The vehicle industry has seen a significant expansion in late 1990s (1997-2000) with the number of vehicles per capita increasing from 0.2 to 1.4, with public transport being doubled in other cities. So far, the Special Economic Zones have proved to be a success with Hamhung and Chongjin registering incredible growth levels and housing new emergent companies such as AirKoryo, Doesin, KoBang, CheiDu and many others, and urban centers being restructured with modern buildings and the preservation of pre-communist monuments.

Politically, the situation was stable, although General Secretary and President Hyong Muk health was deteriorating. Such conditions were firstly reported in late 1999, when visiting a small city which grew to a medium-size urban center; Hyong Muk experienced a mini-stroke during the night, and was rushed to the local hospital. Two days later, he was dismissed and declared ready to resume public service. North Korea made significant progress in the healthcare field with a boom of new medical centers being opened and the creation and import of new materials to replace the old technology. The citizenry also now had access to a wide range of technological instruments, such as advanced video cameras and cell phones.