The State Affairs Commission and the consolidation of Kim Jong Un’s power



Analysis The State Affairs Commission and the consolidation of Kim Jong Un’s power Kim strengthens grasp on power with new title and decision-making organ Maria Rosaria Coduti July 12, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Korean Central Television The fourth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), held in Pyongyang on June 29, 2016, was the major political event in the country following the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) convened from May 6 to 9, 2016. Specifically, the meeting was aimed at effecting the restructuring of the national organizations according to the directions announced during the Party Congress. Furthermore, it represented the last step of Kim Jong Un’s strategy aimed at consolidating his rule, “normalizing” the country’s internal situation and declaring to the external world that North Korea is a full nuclear weapons © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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The State Affairs Commission and the consolidation of Kim Jong Un’s power

Kim strengthens grasp on power with new title and decision-making organ

Maria Rosaria Coduti July 12, 2016

The State Affairs Commission and the consolidation of Kim Jong Un’s power

Korean Central Television

The fourth session of the 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), held in Pyongyang on June 29, 2016, was the major political event in the country following the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) convened from May 6 to 9, 2016. Specifically, the meeting was aimed at effecting the restructuring of the national organizations according to the directions announced during the Party Congress. Furthermore, it represented the last step of Kim Jong Un’s strategy aimed at consolidating his rule, “normalizing” the country’s internal situation and declaring to the external world that North Korea is a full nuclear weapons

About the Author

Maria Rosaria Coduti

Maria Rosaria Coduti is a columnist for NK News. She is a Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission, EEAS department, and a Ph.D. Candidate at the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield. She received both a BA and MA, with honors, at the School of Political Science of the University of Bologna. She has previously worked as Non-Resident Junior Research Fellow at ISDP and has written on North Korea for the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, North Korean Review Online and the Korea Economic Institute blog. During her last MA year, Ms. Coduti conducted research on North Korea’s foreign policy. Her research interests focus on domestic and foreign policy of the two Koreas and China, inter-Korean relations, nuclear and security issues in Northeast Asia, and cognitive foreign policy analysis and role theory.

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