ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪz dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ wˈɜːkɚz pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv kɚɹˈiːə dˌʌbəljˌuːpˌiːkˈeɪ ænd hˈæzbiːn sˈɪns nˈɔːɹθ kɚɹˈiːəz ɪnsˈɛpʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
The government is dominated by the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and has been since North Korea's inception in 1948.