After key promotions, Kim Jong Un’s power over North Korea may be diminishing



Analysis After key promotions, Kim Jong Un’s power over North Korea may be diminishing North Korea recently shattered history & decentralized power by appointing two new marshals to the Korean People’s Army Fyodor Tertitskiy October 9, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun On Oct. 5, 2020, two elite North Korean officials were promoted, marking a very important day for the DPRK. Chief of Staff Pak Jong Chon and vice chairman of the Central Committee, Ri Pyong Chol, became marshals of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). This is arguably one of the most significant promotions of the Kim Jong Un era, and it has major implications for power dynamics at the top. The move could also be a sign that Supreme Leader Kim’s power is diminishing, while the elite directly below him are starting to reassert themselves and rise up Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US 02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show 03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown 04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

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After key promotions, Kim Jong Un’s power over North Korea may be diminishing

North Korea recently shattered history & decentralized power by appointing two new marshals to the Korean People’s Army

Fyodor Tertitskiy October 9, 2020

After key promotions, Kim Jong Un’s power over North Korea may be diminishing

Rodong Sinmun

On Oct. 5, 2020, two elite North Korean officials were promoted, marking a very important day for the DPRK. Chief of Staff Pak Jong Chon and vice chairman of the Central Committee, Ri Pyong Chol, became marshals of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).

This is arguably one of the most significant promotions of the Kim Jong Un era, and it has major implications for power dynamics at the top. The move could also be a sign that Supreme Leader Kim’s power is diminishing, while the elite directly below him are starting to reassert themselves and rise up

01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show
03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown
04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

After key promotions, Kim Jong Un’s power over North Korea may be diminishing

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