Kim’s daughter might be heir apparent: Seoul

Published March 21, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

South Korea’s Ministry of Unification yesterday added its voice to growing speculation around North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s succession plans, saying they have not “ruled out” that his daughter could be next in line to lead the nation.

Pyongyang state media on Saturday referred to Kim’s teenage daughter as a “great person of guidance” — hyangdo in Korean — a term typically reserved exclusively for top leaders and their successors.

Analysts said it was the first time Kim’s daughter — never named by Pyongyang, but identified as Ju-ae by South Korean intelligence — had been described as such by the North.

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