Kim Jong-il and his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, presided at North Korea’s large military parade on October 10th to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers’ Party. The leadership permitted live television coverage of the event. Yang Hyong-sop, Vice President of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly said that Kim Jong-un will be North Korea’s leader and that the North Korean people can proudly say that they are more blessed with their leader than people of any other country around the world. The large military parade on a Party anniversary indicates the Army is the dominant force in North Korean decision making.

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