"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation's Workers' Party, extending his 15-year rule of the country's sole governing party. The election took place on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress, held every five years, according to the state news agency KCNA. During the event, Central Committee members were also elected, and some party rules were modified, it said without providing details."
"During this year's Workers' Party Congress, Kim assessed the party's last five years of work and outlined new strategies and goals for the next five-year period. Speaking at the event's opening session last week, Kim called the last five years a proud period in implementing the socialist cause of our own style, while acknowledging challenges such as sanctions and the global public health crisis."
Kim Jong Un was re-elected secretary-general of the Workers' Party, extending his 15-year leadership of the country's sole governing party. The party congress, held every five years, included Central Committee elections and unspecified modifications to party rules. Kim has led North Korea since 2011, and 2019 constitutional changes formally established him as head of state with monolithic power. Kim reviewed the past five years and set strategies for the next five-year period, acknowledging sanctions and the global public health crisis. He called for urgent work to boost economic construction, improve living standards, and wage persistent struggle without stagnation. Other senior officials, including Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, delivered remarks.
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