Kim Jong Un Hands Part Of His Power To Sister Kim Yo Jong

New Delhi: Kim Jong Un has delegated part of his authority to his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, to help him cope with his mounting stress in leading North Korea, according to South Korea’s spy agency. The despot’s sister now serves as his “de facto second-in-command,” though she has not been designated his successor, the National Intelligence Service said.

“Kim Yo Jong, the first vice department director of the Workers’ Party Central Committee, is steering overall state affairs based on the delegation,” the agency was quoted as saying in a closed-door briefing to South Korean lawmakers”. Chairman Kim Jong Un is still maintaining his absolute authority, but some of it has been handed over little by little,” it said, adding that his sister is not the only one who shares power with him.

Kim Yo Jong gained widespread recognition ahead of her brother’s 2019 summit with President Trump in Vietnam, when her efforts to ensure everything went well included holding an ashtray for her sibling at a train station during his journey, Reuters reported.