North Korea's Kim tightens ruling party discipline, appoints new politburo members
19 June, 2021
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reinforced the ruling Workers' Party discipline and appointed new members of its powerful politburo, state media KCNA reported on Saturday (Jun 19).
The party's central committee held a plenary meeting for a fourth and last day where it reviewed organisational and ideological issues because of its central leadership organ.
Some members of the leadership expressed "remorse for failing woefully to live up to the expectations", after Kim pointed out "serious problems" with their lifestyle, KCNA said, without elaborating.
The central committee's powerful politburo also elected Thae Hyong Chol, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, as a fresh member, and U Sang Chol, the official at the party's Central Auditing Commission, as an alternate member, KCNA said.
The party gathering kicked off on Tuesday.
During earlier sessions, Kim needed measures to tackle the "tense" food situation, blaming the coronavirus pandemic and last year's typhoons, and urged preparation for both dialogue and confrontation with America in his first direct touch upon US President Joe Biden's administration.
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