leadership of Workers' Party of Korea
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The leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea is the ruling political elite of North Korea, centered around the Kim family and its top party organs, which exercises dominant control over the state, military, and society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workers' Party of Korea leadership | 2 |
| Workers’ Party of Korea leadership | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political leadership
ⓘ
ruling elite ⓘ |
| basisOfLegitimacy |
personality cult of Kim family
ⓘ
revolutionary heritage of Kim Il Sung NERFINISHED ⓘ state ideology of Juche ⓘ |
| centeredOn |
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidatedUnder | Kim Il Sung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
Korean People's Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ internal security services of North Korea ⓘ state apparatus of North Korea ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| currentLeader | Kim Jong Un NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deFactoLeader |
Kim Il Sung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kim Jong Il NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Jong Un NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantFamily | Kim family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furtherCentralizedUnder | Kim Jong Il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsThrough |
centralized planning
ⓘ
mass organizations ⓘ party-state fusion ⓘ security apparatus ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | post-World War II Soviet-backed communist movement in Korea ⓘ |
| ideology |
Juche
ⓘ
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism ⓘ Songun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
North Korean economy
ⓘ
North Korean media ⓘ North Korean society ⓘ |
| internationalPerception |
dynastic dictatorship
ⓘ
highly secretive ⓘ |
| keyOrgan |
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Organization and Guidance Department of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
authoritarian
ⓘ
far-left ⓘ totalitarian ⓘ |
| politicalSystemRole | core of North Korean one-party system ⓘ |
| successionPattern | hereditary succession within Kim family ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
party conferences
ⓘ
party congresses ⓘ plenary meetings of the Central Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Workers’ Party of Korea leadership
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Workers' Party of Korea leadership
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Workers' Party of Korea leadership