Three officials likely promoted to full members of North Korea's Politburo



News Three officials likely promoted to full members of North Korea’s Politburo Kim Hyong Jun, Ho Chol Man, and Ri Ho Rim all seen voting at recent ruling party meeting Jeongmin Kim March 5, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV North Korea appears to have promoted three top officials to full members of its powerful Politburo, photos suggested this week. Images of last weekend's enlarged Politburo (PB) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting showed Kim Hyong Jun, Ho Chol Man, and Ri Ho Rim holding their hands up to vote -- suggesting the three have risen in the political hierarchy. North Korea appears to have promoted three top officials to full members of its powerful Politburo, photos suggested this week. Images of last weekend's enlarged Politburo (PB) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting showed Kim Hyong Jun, Ho Chol Man, and Ri Ho Rim holding their hands up to vote -- suggesting the three have risen in the political hierarchy. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Three officials likely promoted to full members of North Korea’s Politburo

Kim Hyong Jun, Ho Chol Man, and Ri Ho Rim all seen voting at recent ruling party meeting

Jeongmin Kim March 5, 2020

Three officials likely promoted to full members of North Korea’s Politburo

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North Korea appears to have promoted three top officials to full members of its powerful Politburo, photos suggested this week.

Images of last weekend's enlarged Politburo (PB) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting showed Kim Hyong Jun, Ho Chol Man, and Ri Ho Rim holding their hands up to vote -- suggesting the three have risen in the political hierarchy.

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