First Deputy of the People

It was when the first democratic election was enforced in Korea.

When the election day was coming nearer, all constituencies across the country conducted the work to nominate candidates for the election of provincial, municipal and county people’s committees.

The mass rally held in the then Samdung Sub-county, Kangdong County nominated Kim Il Sung as a candidate for the election of the South Phyongan Provincial People's Committee. To bring the news to him, two representatives went to Pyongyang.

When they met the leader in Pyongyang, one of them, charmed by his personality, said unreservedly that the elderly and other residents in the sub-county wanted to come to see him.

Then Kim Il Sung expressed his thanks for their wanting to come to see him, saying that in fact he first should go to meet the elderly, and added that he would surely meet them if they came.

The next day the sub-county's more than ten representatives including elderly persons, workers, peasants and students came to meet him. With a bright smile the President told them that he would devotedly work to live up to their trust and expectations.

The Korean people’s confidence and trust in him were clearly demonstrated in the first democratic election.