{"id":19821,"date":"2026-09-03T12:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19821"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:49:30","slug":"kim-jong-un-era-2-0-north-korea-drops-reunification-goal-from-party-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19821","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kim Jong-un Era 2.0.\u2019: North Korea drops reunification goal from party charter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133736687,imgsize-61302,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kim-jong-un.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Kim Jong-un Era 2.0.\u2019: North Korea drops reunification goal from party charter\" title=\"North Korea formalises shift to 'two hostile states,' removes reunification from party charter\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"North Korea formalises shift to 'two hostile states,' removes reunification from party charter\">North Korea formalises shift to &#8216;two hostile states,&#8217; removes reunification from party charter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>North Korea has formally removed its goal of reunification with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers\u2019 Party of Korea, while expanding leader Kim Jong-un\u2019s authority and further erasing references to the legacy of his predecessors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The revised charter, released in full for the first time on Thursday by South Korea\u2019s Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS), provides the clearest documentary evidence yet of Pyongyang\u2019s shift towards treating the two Koreas as \u201ctwo hostile states.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The document removes references to \u201cpeaceful reunification of the country,\u201d \u201cunited front,\u201d \u201cSouth Korea,\u201d \u201cgreat national unity\u201d and pursuing political goals on a nationwide scale. <!-- -->It also deletes language calling for the withdrawal of US forces from South Korea and opposing foreign interference in the South.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The changes reflect a policy shift announced by Kim in late 2023, when he declared that relations with Seoul were between two hostile states rather than two parts of a single nation. In January 2024, Kim called for constitutional provisions on peaceful reunification to be removed, with Pyongyang later confirming that the constitution had been amended.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The revised party charter also strengthens Kim\u2019s position within the ruling system. It removes the two remaining paragraphs describing the achievements and legacy of state founder Kim Il-sung and his successor Kim Jong-il, further shifting the party\u2019s identity towards Kim Jong-un and his leadership.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The charter now spells out the powers of the WPK general secretary in greater detail, including the authority to convene party meetings, appoint and dismiss officials, expel party members and dissolve party departments. <!-- -->The INSS said the changes reinforce Kim\u2019s \u201cunitary leadership system\u201d as he approaches 15 years in power and enters what it calls the \u201cKim Jong-un Era 2.0.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The revised rules also allow the party to bypass internal election procedures during wartime and raise the minimum age for party membership from 18 to 20. The INSS said the change restores the original membership threshold introduced when the party was founded in 1945.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>One question remains unresolved: who currently holds the position of WPK first secretary, a post created in 2021 to act on behalf of the general secretary. North Korea has never publicly identified the officeholder, but the INSS assessed that senior party official Jo Yong-won is likely serving in the role.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/kim-jong-un-era-2-0-north-korea-drops-reunification-goal-from-party-charter\/articleshow\/133736214.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea formalises shift to &#8216;two hostile states,&#8217; removes reunification from party charter North Korea has formally removed its goal of reunification with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers\u2019 Party of Korea, while expanding leader Kim Jong-un\u2019s authority and further erasing references to the legacy of his predecessors.The revised charter, released in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kim-jong-un.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"North Korea formalises shift to &#8216;two hostile states,&#8217; 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