North Korea Urges Loyalty Pledge on Kim Jong Un's 9th Year in Power

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 11th, North Korea urged cadres and residents to show loyalty on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, officially taking power.

The Workers' Party organ, Rodong Sinmun, praised in an editorial on the 11th, "We are meaningfully celebrating the 9th anniversary of having Comrade Kim Jong-un at the top of our Party and state," and stated, "He has established a decisive guarantee for the strengthening and development of the Party and the completion of the Juche revolutionary cause."

In particular, it promoted that all policies of the Workers' Party are focused on the people and that General Secretary Kim is striving to resolve people's livelihood issues amid economic difficulties.

The editorial explained, "In all policy formulation and execution, the interests of the people are absolute, and the restoration and expansion of people-centered policies have become a primary task," adding, "The struggle against factionalism, bureaucratism, and corruption that infringe upon the people's interests is being carried out intensively."

It further added, "We must not tolerate even the slightest elements that undermine the single-hearted unity, the strongest sword of our revolution, and must resolutely fight against them."

General Secretary Kim officially launched his regime when he was elected as the Party's First Secretary at the 4th Party Representatives Conference on April 11, 2012, the year following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, and two days later, on April 13, was appointed as the First Chairman of the National Defense Commission at the 5th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.

Besides the editorial, the newspaper enthusiastically introduced Kim Jong-un's 'people-loving' achievements through various articles.

The newspaper promoted that General Secretary Kim "formalized the essence of Kim Il-sung-Kim Jong-ilism as the people's mass-first principle and put forward selfless service for the people as the Party's mode of existence."

The newspaper introduced as representative examples of the people-loving spirit General Secretary Kim's convening of Party meetings and visits to disaster sites during last year's large-scale flood damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and successive typhoons and monsoons, as well as this year's construction project of 10,000 households in Pyongyang.

The newspaper also urged Party cadres to dedicate themselves to the people by following General Secretary Kim's will.

On the same day, Korean Central Broadcasting also reported interviews with various figures such as instructors at the Railway Party School, creating an atmosphere of praise and loyalty toward Kim Jong-un.

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