North Korea’s parliament introduces first new speaker in nearly 2 years



Analysis North Korea’s parliament introduces first new speaker in nearly 2 years Delayed appointment at recent Supreme People’s Assembly session may reflect crisis, while Kim Yo Jong notably absent Martin Weiser January 25, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea's latest SPA session \| Image: KCNA (Jan. 19, 2023) North Korea’s parliament met for a two-day session from Jan. 17, and state media announced the appointment of eight people to important parliamentary positions. The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) now has a new speaker and first deputy speaker after the posts were left vacant for nearly two years, while other appointments were mostly standard promotions of officials moving up the ladder. Notably, Kim Yong Chol appeared at the SPA without a golden Central Committee pin, indicating a demotion from his previous position as full member of the politburo and Central Committee (CC). Kim Yo 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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North Korea’s parliament introduces first new speaker in nearly 2 years

Delayed appointment at recent Supreme People’s Assembly session may reflect crisis, while Kim Yo Jong notably absent

Martin Weiser January 25, 2023

North Korea’s parliament introduces first new speaker in nearly 2 years

North Korea's latest SPA session | Image: KCNA (Jan. 19, 2023)

North Korea’s parliament met for a two-day session from Jan. 17, and state media announced the appointment of eight people to important parliamentary positions.

The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) now has a new speaker and first deputy speaker after the posts were left vacant for nearly two years, while other appointments were mostly standard promotions of officials moving up the ladder.

Notably, Kim Yong Chol appeared at the SPA without a golden Central Committee pin, indicating a demotion from his previous position as full member of the politburo and Central Committee (CC). Kim Yo

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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

North Korea’s parliament introduces first new speaker in nearly 2 years

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