Kim Jong Un consolidates power as North Korea shuffles leadershipIn one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new title, state media reported on Friday, moves analysts said solidify Kim’s grip on power. “The transition and power consolidation of the Kim Jong Un regime is complete,” said Michael Madden, a nonresident North Korea leadership expert with the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank. SEE ALSO :North Korea 'rebuilding rocket launch site'Choe Ryong Hae was named President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, replacing Kim Yong Nam. SEE ALSO :Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds electionPak Pong Ju had served his current post as premier since 2013. Some of those reforms earned the ire of Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, who led North Korea at the time.

Source: Standard Digital April 12, 2019 08:39 UTC