Reuters: North Korea Sacks PM; Kim Jong-il Consolidates Power
North Korea
named a brother-in-law of leader Kim Jong-il to a powerful military
post on Monday and sacked its premier in moves seen as consolidating
Kim's grip on power and paving the way for his youngest son to succeed
him.
Kim attended a rare session of the rubberstamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, to personally name Jang Song-thaek as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, the North's KCNA news agency said.
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Kim attended a rare session of the rubberstamp parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, to personally name Jang Song-thaek as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, the North's KCNA news agency said.
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