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North Korea politics revolves around one-party rule, ideological discipline, and Kim Jong Un’s relentless consolidation of power. Daily NK covers party congresses, leadership purges, propaganda campaigns, and succession signals. Our sources inside the country report what state media conceals — and what outside observers cannot see.

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N. Korea shifts United Front Department roles to foreign ministry, military

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the erasure of the country's past support for reunification, the North Korean government has been transferring...
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North Korea distributes propaganda materials criticizing Yoon administration

North Korea's government recently handed out political lecture materials to workers' organizations that criticize South Korea's Yoon administration, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

N. Korea silences dissent about efforts to erase concept of “national reunification”

As North Korea accelerates efforts to erase the concept of "national reunification" from its propaganda, the regime has ordered organizations nationwide to silence any...
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N. Hamgyong Province’s party committee emphasizes discipline in lecture series

The North Hamgyong Provincial Party Committee recently held a lecture series aimed at strengthening discipline among local party officials, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...
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N. Koreans ordered to watch conference honoring “Kimilsungism” declaration

North Korea will hold a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's declaration of the doctrine of "society-wide adoption of Kimilsungism."...
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Kangwon Province orders party members to “take care” of Korean-Japanese descendants

In the run-up to the Feb. 8 holiday commemorating the founding of the North Korean army, the Kangwon Province Party Committee ordered party officials...

N. Korea’s January ideological propaganda focuses mainly on nuclear program achievements

Ideological indoctrination materials distributed by North Korea since the start of the New Year have focused mainly on praising leader Kim Jong Un's achievements...
Kim Jong Un and Kim Ju Ae at a chicken factory in 2024.

N. Koreans quietly speculate about Kim Jong Un’s successor

So far this year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter Kim Ju Ae not only to military events but also...
The Eighth Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held at the headquarters of the party's Central Committee from Dec. 26 to 30, 2023, according to the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea.

N. Korea’s police agency chastised for impolite language in reports to Kim Jong Un

North Korea's leadership recently ordered officials at the country's national police agency to use polite language about the Central Committee of the Workers' Party...

Insiders say North Korea is not in any position to immediately wage war

After defining the inter-Korean relationship at a year-end party meeting as "between two hostile states," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stoked war fever...

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