Kim Jong-un’s sister was chosen as a member of a powerful organ of the North Korean dictatorship

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was elected new member of powerful State Affairs Committee during a parliamentary session, state media reported today.

During the Supreme People’s Assembly (Parliament) session held in Pyonyang on Wednesday, Kim, along with six other officials, was elected as new members of the body that decides state policies, including including those related to defense.

Alongside Kim, two members of the powerful and exclusive one-party politburo presidium were also elected, Jo Jong-won and the military Pak Jong-chon, demoted this summer due to an incident related to the management of the pandemic and was then reinstated and became a hard core member of the single formation.

Kim Tok-hun, another member of the current presidium (consisting of four members and leader Kim Jong-un), was elected vice-chairman of the State Affairs Committee, replacing Pak Pong-ju, former prime minister and former member of the presidium.

The voice of the younger sister of Kim Jong-un, who is also the deputy director of the propaganda department in the influential one-party Central Committee since 2014, has gained a lot of weight in the regime, especially since it took off. started launching releases last year.

A few days ago, he published a series of messages to Seoul in which he opened the door to improving relations with the neighboring country as long as the South Korean government softened its rhetoric towards the North.

Kim Jong-un himself endorsed this message during yesterday’s parliamentary session, in which he announced the re-establishment in October of telematic communications with the neighboring country, cut off since August, and urged Seoul to change its “attitude. “to change cross-border links. .

In turn, Kim rejected the offer of “unconditional dialogue” that the United States has been offering for months in an attempt to reactivate denuclearization talks, which have stalled since 2019, considering that Washington maintains its “policy of hostility. “against Pyongyang.

Although the Supreme People’s Assembly claims to be the country’s legislative body, its function is actually to automatically endorse decisions made by the top of the regime and Kim Jong-un.

It usually meets once a year (usually in April) to discuss budgetary and organizational matters, although under Kim’s leadership it has exceptionally held two sessions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2021.

(With information from EFE)

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