Kim Jong Un Reconfirmed as Leader of North Korea's Ruling Party at Infrequent Congress
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Kim Jong Un Re-Elected North Korea's Ruling Party Leader in Rare Congress
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News18•23-02-2026, 09:06
Kim Jong Un Re-Elected North Korea's Ruling Party Leader in Rare Congress
•Kim Jong Un re-elected general secretary of North Korea's ruling Worker’s Party on Sunday, as reported by KCNA.
•The congress, the first since 2021, reshuffled the party Central Committee and adopted rule revisions; over half of the presidium's 39 members were replaced.
•State media lauded Kim for transforming the military into an elite force and enhancing the country's war deterrence with nuclear capabilities.
•Kim Jong Un, 42, became supreme leader in 2011 after his father's death, continuing a family dynasty.
•South Korea's spy agency suggests Kim's 13-year-old daughter, Ju Ae, is now in the 'successor-designate stage', appearing prominently at official events.
