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Revised party rules tighten North Korean leaders grip on power, think tank says
Revised party rules tighten North Korean leader's grip on power, think tank says SEOUL, September 3 (AJP) - North Korea has revised the rules governing its ruling Workers' Party to solidify leader Kim Jong-un's power and streamline decision-making structures for wartime and other similar emergencies, according to an analysis revealed by South Korea's Institute for National Security Strategy at a press briefing in Seoul on Thursday. The institute said the revisions, adopted at the party's ninth congress in February, further strengthened Kim& September 3, 2026