North Korea's Ruling Party Re-Elects Kim Jong Un As General-Secretary At Rare Congress

Seoul: North Korea's ruling Workers' Party on Sunday re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary on the fourth day of the party’s congress meetings in Pyongyang, state media reported on Monday.

Where did the announcement happen?

The decision was taken on the fourth day of the party’s congress meetings in Pyongyang on Sunday, that is held every five years, according to the state news agency KCNA. 

During the meeting, new members to the party Central Committee were also elected, and ⁠some revisions were adopted in the party, the state news agency said  without providing details.

Kim has remained at the top of North Korean leadership for 15 years, but the party congress’s presidium has been reshuffled since the last meeting in 2021, according to state media.

Who is Kim Jong Un?

Kim Jong Un has been leading North Korea as its supreme leader for 15 years. He came to power after his father, Kim Jong Il, died in 2011. 

His grandfather, Kim Il Sung, founded the country and the Workers’ Party back in 1949. 

Kim, who is 42-years-old, holds the top spot in the party, the military, and the government.

What happen at the party Congress?

• The Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party wrapped up its fourth day with this big decision. 
• Kim elected as the general secretary again. 
• New faces were picked for the Central Committee, which handles major policies.
• The group also ⁠did some revisions in the party rules.
• During this year’s Workers’ Party Congress, Kim assessed the party’s last five years of work and outlined new strategies and goals for the next five-year period.

What did the report say?

In a report published on Monday, KCNA state news agency said that the congress credited the country’s ruler with raising the prestige of the country, placing it globally on a solid footing to pursue its revolutionary crusade and hardening the military "into an elite and powerful army."

Under his leadership, "the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear forces as its pivot has been radically improved and our state has dynamically advanced... despite the stern challenges of history," KCNA said in the laudatory report.