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 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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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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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

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

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