North Korea’s fall 2019 parliamentary session: what to expect



Analysis North Korea’s fall 2019 parliamentary session: what to expect Second SPA meeting this year likely to deal with smaller-scale issues and personnel shuffles than opening April session Rachel Minyoung Lee August 28, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korea on August 8 announced that the Second Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) will be held on August 29. It follows a two-day opening session of the 14th SPA held from April 11-12. On the first day of the First Session of the 14th SPA, the parliament elected Kim Jong Un as the State Affairs Commission (SAC) chairman; carried out sweeping personnel shuffles in state organs, including the cabinet; revised the constitution; and reviewed the 2018 state budget execution and the 2019 budget. On the second day, Kim Jong Un delivered a “policy speech” on “the 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 01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere 10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

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North Korea’s fall 2019 parliamentary session: what to expect

Second SPA meeting this year likely to deal with smaller-scale issues and personnel shuffles than opening April session

Rachel Minyoung Lee August 28, 2019

North Korea’s fall 2019 parliamentary session: what to expect

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North Korea on August 8 announced that the Second Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) will be held on August 29. It follows a two-day opening session of the 14th SPA held from April 11-12.

On the first day of the First Session of the 14th SPA, the parliament elected Kim Jong Un as the State Affairs Commission (SAC) chairman; carried out sweeping personnel shuffles in state organs, including the cabinet; revised the constitution; and reviewed the 2018 state budget execution and the 2019 budget. On the second day, Kim Jong Un delivered a “policy speech” on “the

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