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(LEAD) N. Korea's revised constitution gives more power to Kim Jong-il
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonap) -- North Korea's new constitution describes its leader Kim Jong-il as the country's "supreme leader" and also articulates his role and authority, an apparent bid to shore up his power amid reports of poor health and rumors of a power transfer to his son.
Article 100 of the constitution, revised in April and obtained by Yonhap News Agency on Monday, says, "The chairman of the National Defense Commission (NDC) is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)." Kim currently serves as the head of the commission. | | Data picture |
Kim is arguably the most powerful figure in the reclusive communist nation, but it is the first time the North's constitution has stipulated it.
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