North Korean regime shake-up gives Kim Jong Un a new second-in-command, South Korean media says
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A shake-up of the North Korean leadership has created a de-facto position of second-in-command under Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, according to South Korean media.
The dictator, who is believed to be in his late 30s, cemented his power at the congress of the Workers Party of Korea in January, in which he was elected its general secretary.
That position was last held by his late father Kim Jong Il.
Citing an unidentified source, Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday said that Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, established a first secretary post during a Supreme People's Assembly meeting in Pyongyang in January. There has been speculation over.
Citing an unidentified source, Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday said that Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, established a first secretary post during a Supreme.
As per revised party rules, North Korea has created a position for a second-in-command after Kim Jong-un, close aides of the ruling party said. On Tuesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that the ruling Workers’ Party in January decided to include a paragraph in the revised rules that mandates that the Central Committee elect the “first secretary who will be in charge after Mr Kim.” The agency reported that the position has been.
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