North Korea says it will hold its biggest political meeting in a generation, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong Il is about to name his younger son as successor – a move that would take the ...

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way For the first time in decades, ... Kim Jong Un, has accompanied him on recent trips to China, a sign that a leadership transition is under way.

CFR’s Scott A. Snyder says North Korea’s recent moves away from the process to end its nuclear programs could arise from new developments on leadership succession and a desire to change the ...

More on: North Korea. Heads of State and Government. Despite an outward show of unity in the wake of Kim Jong-il’s death, there is much unknown about North Korea’s succession process, says ...

(Reuters) – North Korea has never announced who would follow leader Kim Jong Un in the event he is incapacitated, and with no details known about his young children, analysts say his sister and ...

She represented North Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and was by the supreme leader’s side when he met with then-President Donald Trump in the Demilitarized Zone later that year.

Although he is only 36, Kim’s premature death is a real possibility, which means that North Korea could undergo a leadership transition at any moment. No one knows who would take charge of North Korea ...

A collective leadership would likely be headed by Choe Ryong Hae, North Korea’s ceremonial head of state who officially ranks No. 2 in the country’s current power hierarchy, Nam said.

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North Korea named Kim Jong-Un, the 26 year old son of lifelong dictator Kim Jong-Il, a new four-star general on Monday, which many view as the anointment of Jong-Un as the presumed successor.

North Korea's ruling party could meet to choose a new leadership on within the next day, media reports said on Tuesday, dismissing reports of a delay because of "dear leader" Kim Jong-il's health.