The 3rd Party Delegates’ Conference held on September 28th formally initiated the Kim Jong-un succession process. North Korea presented its dynastic successor to the world as Kim Jong-un appeared on the balcony alongside Kim Jong-il to observe a massive military parade on October 10th, celebrating the anniversary of the Korean Workers’ Party (KWP) founding. In an unusual move, the authorities even invited Western journalists to watch the festivities. One month later, Kim Jong-un was listed second on the official roster of the State Funeral Committee for the late Cho Myong-rok, chasu (vicemarshal) and first vice chairman of the National Defense Commission (NDC), who died on November 6th. It appeared that the ascension scenario had been fine-tuned beforehand and was progressing smoothly and according to plan.
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