Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision



Analysis Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision The latest DPRK constitutional revision reinstates at least some of Kim Il Sung’s powers as “DPRK president” Rachel Minyoung Lee August 30, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA The North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) convened on August 29 to revise the constitution and carry out small-scale personnel shuffles in state organs. The revision marks the fifth under Kim Jong Un, after 2012, 2013, 2016, and April 2019. Kim Jong Il’s powers as the head of the National Defense Commission (NDC), the State Affairs Commission (SAC)’s predecessor, had been limited compared to Kim Il Sung’s powers as DPRK president. It was against this backdrop that North Korea started rebuilding Kim Jong Un’s powers as the head of state organs through the 2016 and April 2019 constitutional revisions 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 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads 10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision

The latest DPRK constitutional revision reinstates at least some of Kim Il Sung’s powers as “DPRK president”

Rachel Minyoung Lee August 30, 2019

Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision

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The North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) convened on August 29 to revise the constitution and carry out small-scale personnel shuffles in state organs.

The revision marks the fifth under Kim Jong Un, after 2012, 2013, 2016, and April 2019. Kim Jong Il’s powers as the head of the National Defense Commission (NDC), the State Affairs Commission (SAC)’s predecessor, had been limited compared to Kim Il Sung’s powers as DPRK president. It was against this backdrop that North Korea started rebuilding Kim Jong Un’s powers as the head of state organs through the 2016 and April 2019 constitutional revisions

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads
10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

Contextualizing North Korea’s August 2019 constitutional revision

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