North Korea updated parts of its constitution on Thursday, a move aimed at solidifying and expanding Kim Jong Un’s position as the national ruler, state-run media reported.

The news of the amendment came amid the fourth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly and a month after the Seventh Congress of the Korean Worker’s Party (WPK).

“(In) order to arrange the strong legal groundwork for the path towards the socialist powerhouse, to be lead by Kim Jong Un’s monolithic leadership, we are to review and adopt the amendment of DPRK’s socialist constitution,” Rodong Sinmun wrote.

“Kim Jong Un … has raised