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November 05, 2024
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N. Korea releases satirical video calling President Park ‘mentally ill’

Video has very different tone to usual invective directed at South Korean president

North Korean state media outlet Urimizokkiri on Friday released an unusually satirical video insulting South Korea’s president.

While insults directed at Park are not uncommon in the DPRK media, the tone of the video is markedly different from the usual invective North Korea reserves for President Park Geun-hye, complete with a pleasant tone and jaunty introduction jingle.

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