Ninth Congress of WPK elects Kim Jong Un as general secretary: KCNA

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DPRK leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, DPRK, February 21, 2026. /VCG

The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has elected Kim Jong Un as the party's general secretary, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

"The Ninth Congress of the WPK decides to elect Kim Jong Un as general secretary of the WPK in accordance with the unshakable will and unanimous desire of all the delegates, millions of Party members, all the people and service personnel of the People's Army for the development of the WPK and the prosperity of the state," KCNA reported, citing a decision adopted by the congress on Sunday.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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