North Korea’s powerful military has given its tacit backing to the dynastic succession plans of Kim Jong-il after electing his youngest son as a delegate to a historic ruling party meeting, it has been claimed.
North Korea sources said that the army had elected Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of the North’s ailing dictator, as a delegate to the meeting, that begins in the North Korean capital Pyongyang today (TUES), in a move that was being read as a signal of its approval.
“Kim Jong-un’s election as a delegate is widely known among executives of the North Korean People’s Army,” the source said.