Kim Jong-un’s new title challenges his father’s legacy, says expert

On Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea held in Pyongyang had unanimously decided to elect Kim Jong-un General Secretary of the party. Kim Jong-un’s decision to become General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea may be motivated by a desire to distance himself from the legacy of his father and previous DPRK leader Kim Jong-il, Professor Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University in South Korea and a Valdai International Discussion Club expert stated. According to the expert, the North Korean state system has a specific feature that is…