N. Korea's Kim reappointed as president of state affairs at Supreme People's Assembly

▲ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) casts a ballot at a coal mine constituency on March 15, 2026, in elections to pick deputies to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly, in this file photo carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea's Kim reappointed as president of state affairs at Supreme People's Assembly

By Park Boram

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the state affairs commission at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) after last month's ruling party congress, state media reported Monday.

Kim was reappointed president of the state affairs commission on the first day of the first session of the 15th SPA, the Korean Central New Agency (KCNA) said.

During the meeting, Jo Yong-won, known as one of Kim's closest aides, was also elected chairman of the SPA standing committee, the top parliamentary post, replacing Choe Ryong-hae, according to the KCNA.

North Korea typically convenes a session of the rubber-stamp parliament following a party congress to legislate laws needed to implement decisions made at the congress.

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