Kim Jong-Un ‘re-elected’ as N Korean leader

Kim Jong-Un was on Wednesday ‘re-elected’ as North Korea’s leader, state media said, as parliament met in a session closely watched for power shifts in the secretive regime following the shock execution of his once-powerful uncle. The new parliament is expected to endorse personnel changes that observers say are likely to affect a number of officials linked to his ‘traitor’ uncle Jang Song-Thaek, once the North’s unofficial number two and Kim’s political mentor.

Kim was reaffirmed as First Chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission (NDC) by the new parliament, in a show of ‘absolute support and trust of all service personnel and people in him’, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.