North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs

Kim's reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation's highest policymaking and governing body, the State Affairs Commission, was announced by the state news agency KCNA. Critics point out that elections in North Korea are designed to give the country's leadership a veneer of democratic legitimacy.

Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of North Korea

North Korea’s news agencies reported that Kim Jon Un was reappointed to his role as president of State Affairs.

North Korea reappoints Kim Jong-un as supreme leader

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of ‌state affairs, state media reported on Monday, after the isolated nation convened the first session of its Supreme People’s Assembly a day earlier. North Korea’s constitution explicitly states that the president of state affairs is the “supreme leader of the DPRK” who represents the state, which is officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kim’s reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest...

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says nuclear-armed status ‘irreversible’

North Korea will never relinquish its status as a nuclear-armed state, leader Kim Jong Un said, state media reported on Tuesday. Speaking after his reappointment to head the State Affairs Commission, Kim called the policy irreversible and vowed to intensify efforts against what he described as hostile forces.

By FRANCE 24

Kim Jong Un Vows Irreversible Nuclear Status, Calls S Korea "Hostile State"

North Korea will never change its status as a nuclear-armed state, its leader Kim Jong Un said, state...

Kim Jong Un formally calls S. Korea 'most hostile' nation

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un formally called South Korea the "most hostile state" and warned of merciless consequences if provoked, the North's state media reported Tuesday. South Korea "is officially designated as the most hostile nation," the Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying on the second and final day of the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly. Kim said South Korea will pay the price for any provocation if Seoul provokes Pyongyang, according to the KCNA. Kim also

By The Korea Herald

North Korea's Kim reappointed as president of state affairs

Critics say North Korea's elections are predetermined and designed to give the country's leadership a veneer of democratic legitimacy.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un reappointed as president of state affairs

Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, is notably absent from KCNA's list of members of the country's top leadership body, on which she had served since 2021

By Reuters