Seoul, March 11 -- North Korea is intensifying preparations for its upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for next week, including forming election committees and reviewing candidates for the Supreme People's Assembly, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency citing North Korean state media on Wednesday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the country is set to elect deputies to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, following last month's major ruling party congress. Parliamentary elections in North Korea are typically held every five years, and the upcoming vote will be the first since 2019.

According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), election committees have been established at provincial, city, co...