In North Korea, 99.97% turned out to vote for a new set of mayors, provincial governors and county assemblies. Citizens who failed to do so will be arrested for treason and will be punished by death, Metro UK reports.

According to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency, North Koreans registered to vote in June, for the government to find out the number of citizens who will be forced to participate. Only those out of the country were among the people who were excused.

"All participants took part in the elections with extraordinary enthusiasm to cement the revolutionary power through the elections of deputies to the local people's assemblies," the state-run news agency said.

Voters were joined by state officials into a polling booth. Those who voted "no" or did not take the voting seriously by spoiling their ballots were arrested for treason.

"It is regarded as political offence, so it is taken more seriously than economic crimes," CNN quoted Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un. "It means that, politically, someone is against the regime."

Candidates for the election were chosen by Kim and other government officials. The politicians will participate in meetings regarding the state budget once or twice a year.

"Before going in, we usually did not check the list of candidates," Kim added. "But I would try to be checked by others to show that I am taking part in election."

This is North Korea's first state election since Kim Jong-Un was appointed as the country's supreme leader in 2011.

Following the death of his father, former Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il in 2010, the "Great Successor" was declared by North Korea;s Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yong Nam as the "party, military and country's supreme leader who inherits great comrade Kim Jong-il's ideology, leadership, character, virtues, grit and courage".