North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, state media sai...
SEOUL - North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, state media said on Friday, replacing the two senior leaders charged with representing Pyongyang in many international engagements and playing a major role in developing the civilian economy.
The person holding that position is technically considered North Korea’s head of state and usually represents the country at diplomatic events, though experts say real power remains concentrated in leader Kim Jong Un’s hands. His replacement, Choe, was subjected to political “reeducation” in the past, but in recent years appeared to be gaining more influence since he was promoted in October 2017 to the party’s powerful Central Military Commission, South Korean intelligence officials previously said.
He is a second-generation revolutionary and personally knew the late Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un’s father, for over 50 years, North Korea Leadership Watch said. North Korea also replaced the premier of its cabinet, an official at the center of efforts to jumpstart the economy. Some of those reforms earned the ire of Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, who led North Korea at the time. But the younger Kim has more openly embraced many of those market changes, and North Korea has sought to ease sanctions and attract more private investment.
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