Seoul, March 23, 2026 (AFP) - North Korea's Kim reappointed as president of state affairs

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2026-03-23

North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature has re-elected Kim Jong Un as president of state affairs, state media reported on Monday. Kim's reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation's highest policy-making and governing body, the State Affairs Commission, was announced by the state news agency, KCNA. Critics argue that elections in North Korea are pre-determined and designed to give the country's leadership a veneer of democratic legitimacy.......

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