North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary at a party congress meeting on Sunday, state media reported on Monday.
In its report, KCNA state news agency credited Kim 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,” KCNA said in the report of the fourth day of the congress’ proceedings.
The delegates also elected members of the party Central Committee and adopted revisions to the party rules, KCNA said. It did not provide details of the changes to the party charter, but some senior officials appeared to be dropped from the committee.
There has been no sign of Kim’s teenage daughter, known as Ju Ae, attending the conference so far, amid speculation she is being groomed to succeed her father as leader.
The ninth iteration of the party congress, normally held every five years for several days, opened on Thursday with 5,000 delegates and is being watched by South Korea for any revelation of new domestic and external policy directions.
