Kim Jong Un rejects political reform, calls for crackdown on obedience problem
North Korean leader pens special letter demanding absolute loyalty and attends event with daughter, presumed successor
Kim and his daughter arrive at the party cadre training school, with the official portraits of himself and the former leaders watching over the event on the building in the background | Image: KCNA (Oct. 11, 2024)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un penned a letter to the nation on Friday explicitly rejecting the future possibility of political reform, while calling for measures to address ideological disillusionment among young people and more strongly enforce total obedience to his rule.
The Rodong Sinmun printed his letter on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), along with reports on Kim and his “beloved daughter” attending a concert and banquet at the new WPK Central Cadres Training School.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un penned a letter to the nation on Friday explicitly rejecting the future possibility of political reform, while calling for measures to address ideological disillusionment among young people and more strongly enforce total obedience to his rule.
The Rodong Sinmun printed his letter on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), along with reports on Kim and his “beloved daughter” attending a concert and banquet at the new WPK Central Cadres Training School.
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