Ensuring Kim's "absolute authority": North Korea's latest constitutional changes



Analysis Ensuring Kim’s “absolute authority”: North Korea’s latest constitutional changes The new measures, approved last month, grant Kim Jong Un even greater powers over the military and the state Rachel Minyoung Lee October 23, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korea on September 21 unveiled the full text of its latest constitution on its external propaganda website, Naenara. This was approximately three weeks after the constitutional revisions were approved at the Second Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on August 29. These revisions were focused on Chapter 6, “State Organs,” to guarantee Kim Jong Un’s “absolute authority” as the “supreme leader” of the DPRK and his “monolithic leadership vis-a-vis the overall state work,” according to state media’s readout the day after the SPA meeting. The August constitutional revisions built on 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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Ensuring Kim’s “absolute authority”: North Korea’s latest constitutional changes

The new measures, approved last month, grant Kim Jong Un even greater powers over the military and the state

Rachel Minyoung Lee October 23, 2019

Ensuring Kim’s “absolute authority”: North Korea’s latest constitutional changes

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North Korea on September 21 unveiled the full text of its latest constitution on its external propaganda website, Naenara.

This was approximately three weeks after the constitutional revisions were approved at the Second Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on August 29.

These revisions were focused on Chapter 6, “State Organs,” to guarantee Kim Jong Un’s “absolute authority” as the “supreme leader” of the DPRK and his “monolithic leadership vis-a-vis the overall state work,” according to state media’s readout the day after the SPA meeting.

The August constitutional revisions built on

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

Ensuring Kim’s “absolute authority”: North Korea’s latest constitutional changes

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