The Standing Committee of North Korea’s parliament announced the removal of a vice-chair last week, hinting at changes to one of the country’s two minor political parties.

State media reported on Friday that the Standing Committee met the previous day and that one of its two vice-chairs had been removed. While it did not identify which vice-chair, the fact that Kim Hyong Sik chaired the meeting suggests that Ri Son Gwon was the one relieved from duty.

Ri was identified in March as the new head of the Korean Social Democratic Party (KSDP