US EditionNorth Korea opens key party congress as Kim touts ‘radical successes’
- On February 19, 2026, Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, opened the Workers' Party of Korea congress in Pyongyang, addressing about 5,000 delegates including 224 central leadership.
- A weekslong buildup preceded the meeting, during which Kim toured industrial and housing projects to showcase alleged achievements and the party framed urgent tasks to boost economic construction and raise living standards.
- Analysts note Kim will press for military expansion by outlining plans to expand nuclear-armed forces and conventional systems under a five-year plan, with recent tests of solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles and the country's first military satellite .
- The congress is expected to consolidate Kim's authoritarian grip and serve as the Pyongyang stage to unveil key objectives before thousands of ruling party delegates, while South Korea's spy agency warns it could position Kim Ju Ae, believed to be about 13, as a potential successor.
- Looking beyond Pyongyang, Kim's ties with Russia and China have strengthened, with analysts estimate roughly 10% economic growth over five years due to trade and arms exports.
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Kim Jong-un, in contrast to his admission of economic failure five years ago, boasted of his achievements at the party congress. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised the economic achievements of the past five years and mentioned a new leap forward at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, which opened on the 19th. According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 20th, Chairman Kim praised the economic achievements of t…
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