Organizations Cabinet Ministries North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is formally a one-party state under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) as the sole governing party.
There are also two other minor parties that must accept the WPK's "leading role" as a condition of their existence.
There is currently no known organized opposition within North Korea that is independently verifiable.
However, there are various exiled dissident groups that advocate for regime change.
In 2024, U.S state-run news outlet Radio Free Asia claimed there may be opposition parties within North Korea.