Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Who’s in, who’s out: More North Korean reshuffles suggest changes afoot
A closer look at Party Congress shake-ups points to demotion of Pyongyang mayor, refocus on nuclear forces and more
March 19, 2026
What we can learn from the results of North Korea’s parliamentary election
List of deputies reveals highest-ever turnover rate of nearly 75% amid push to enshrine goals from Party Congress
March 18, 2026
Kim Jong Un sets April opening for Ukraine war cemetery and museum
North Korean leader says museum will display ‘captured weapons,’ with memorial wall featuring around 2,000 names
March 17, 2026
Peter Ward: Inside North Korea’s expanding crackdown on ‘unsocialist’ behavior
Expert discusses elite politics and Party Congress, while NK News’ Anton Sokolin digs into DPRK’s latest missile launch
March 17, 2026
North Korea’s parliament to convene on short notice to revise constitution
Urgent session of Supreme People’s Assembly set for Sunday comes on heels of weekend election of deputies
March 17, 2026
Ask a North Korean: What do you make of the rise of Kim Jong Un’s daughter?
A defector says many North Koreans likely see her as a symbol of nepotism who has stolen the ‘parent of the people’
Trump says he could meet Kim Jong Un as early as this month: ROK prime minister
US president wondered whether Kim ‘walks to talk with the US or with me,’ Seoul official recalls
March 16, 2026
North Korea’s former inter-Korean negotiator resurfaces as minor party chief
Ri Son Gwon’s apparent appointment as head of Social Democratic Party follows Pyongyang’s shift away from unification
March 16, 2026
Kim Jong Un votes at a coal mine in election for rubber-stamp parliament
North Korean leader’s choice of where to vote sends message about support for industry as he promotes five-year plan
March 16, 2026
DPRK says it fired 12 nuclear-capable rockets, figure at odds with ROK analysis
Kim Jong Un, alongside his young daughter, oversaw the drills amid large-scale U.S.-ROK military exercise
March 15, 2026
