US EditionNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs, KCNA says
Kim Jong-un secured a third term as president of the State Affairs Commission, consolidating leadership amid constitutional revisions and a new five-year development plan.
- On March 23, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the State Affairs Commission at the first session of the SPA, said KCNA.
- Following last month's Ninth Workers' Party Congress, the SPA convened to enact laws and formalize decisions through new deputies to the 15th SPA.
- The session reshuffled senior posts, naming Ri Son-gwon and Kim Hyong-sik as vice chairmen, retaining Premier Pak Thae-song, appointing Kim Tok-hun first vice premier, promoting Jo Yong-won, and relieving Kim Yo-jong.
- Sunday's meeting debated constitutional revisions, the five-year national development plan and the 2026 state budget, KCNA said.
- Kim's reappointment reinforces his prolonged rule and marks his third consecutive term since the commission's 2016 creation, as attention focuses on whether his 'two countries hostile to each other' stance toward South Korea will be codified.
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North Korea's parliament has confirmed leader Kim Jong Un as president of the country.
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was re-elected as chairman of the State Affairs Committee, the highest office of the country’s main political guidance body, created in 2016 and considered the highest authority in North Korea, according to KCNA news agency Monday. The re-election took place on the eve of the first session of the new legislature of the Supreme People’s Assembly, in Pionyang, following the parliamentary elections in mid-March…
After a 99.9% turnout, it is Kim's third consecutive term at the head of the State Affairs Committee, North Korea's highest political decision-making body. More information: North Korea threatens with "terrible consequences" after deploying the US and Seoul 18,000 military: "We watch you closely"
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