Kim Jong Un's Reappointment Hailed as Supreme Triumph
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- North Korean state media praised Kim Jong Un's reappointment as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party, calling him "the greatest person in the world" who achieved in five years what others would take centuries.
- The Rodong Sinmun editorial credited Kim with securing "absolute" top-tier military strength and personally overseeing three major projects in Sinuiju, including flood rescue, reconstruction, and a modern greenhouse farm.
- The lavish praise highlights the ongoing importance of Kim's personality cult in maintaining control over a country facing malnutrition, poverty, and human rights abuses.
- The recent party congress, the first since 2021, is expected to set new five-year economic and military goals under Kim's leadership.
- The editorial
