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Pyongyang reacts as Ban Ki-moon seen as favorite for presidency

Uriminzokkiri calls outgoing UN chief an "experienced American spy"

North Korean media said on Wednesday that the soon-to-retire UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is not worthy presidential material, amid South Korean poll results showing him to be a favorite to win the 2017 election.

The North Korean state-run outlet Uriminzokkiri referred to Ban as the "first-class extreme conservative cell Ban Ki-moon" in a video uploaded on Wednesday.

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