November 22, 2024

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Kim Jong Un is preparing his daughter to succeed him

Kim Jong Un is preparing his daughter to succeed him

Recently Kim Jong-un has appeared increasingly willing to make a joint appearance with his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, as he appears to be grooming her to succeed him as North Korea’s leader when he dies or decides to simply step down. Country.

This is his second child, who is believed to be 10-11 years old and named Kim Joo-E. Kim Jong-un’s daughter has appeared in recent propaganda events, among them the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

In fact, photos were released last week of her being at a state banquet next to North Korean generals decked out with medals. He was also recently photographed applauding players at a football match as part of a national holiday event.

Although not many details are known about Kim Jong Un’s daughter, her growing presence in North Korean propaganda fuels scenarios that the country’s leader is grooming her to succeed him in the country’s highest office.

Of course, this scenario is one of the most… extreme that can be heard by North Korean standards, as there has never been a woman in a leadership position, let alone the highest position in the country. If Kim Jong-un’s daughter succeeds him, it will be unprecedented.

It is believed that Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, have 3 children, the eldest of whom is the eldest – a son. But Kim Ju-e is the only one of the North Korean leader’s children to appear in public.

At the same time, Kim Jong-un is believed to have appointed several women to key positions in the North Korean government in an effort to modernize the country in the eyes of the rest of the world. Cho Son Hui is the first female foreign minister in North Korean history.

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“Kim Jong-un is a feminist by North Korea’s incredibly low standards,” North Korea expert Andrei Lankov recently wrote in NK News. “After all, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that women play such prominent roles in the country,” the North Korea expert added.