Workers' Party of Korea Congress
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The Workers' Party of Korea Congress is the highest decision-making assembly of North Korea's ruling party, convened periodically to set major policies, elect top leadership, and revise the party's guiding principles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
party congress
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political conference ⓘ |
| approves |
long-term economic and political plans
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revisions to the Workers' Party of Korea Charter ⓘ revisions to the party rules ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | formal selection of North Korea's top party leadership ⓘ |
| convenes |
on an irregular schedule
ⓘ
periodically ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| elects |
Workers' Party of Korea Central Auditing Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the party leadership bodies ⓘ party General Secretary or equivalent top leader ⓘ |
| establishes | overall line of the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| influences | state policy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| level | national party congress ⓘ |
| location | Pyongyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
approve party programs and strategies
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elect top party leadership ⓘ review work of the party leadership ⓘ revise party rules and guiding principles ⓘ set major party policies ⓘ |
| organizes | Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
delegates of the Workers' Party of Korea
ⓘ
representatives of party organizations across North Korea ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | single-party socialist state ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Juche
NERFINISHED
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Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers' Party of Korea Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsOn | implementation of previous congress decisions ⓘ |
| role | highest decision-making body of the Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sets |
strategic direction for domestic policy
ⓘ
strategic direction for foreign policy ⓘ strategic direction for military policy ⓘ |
| significance | key event in North Korea's political calendar ⓘ |
| typeOfDecision | binding on lower party organs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
announcing major policy shifts
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legitimizing leadership succession ⓘ publicly articulating ideological lines ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
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reportsTo
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Workers' Party of Korea Congress
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Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
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subordinateTo
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Workers' Party of Korea Congress
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this entity surface form:
Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
this entity surface form:
Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
this entity surface form:
Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea