SUNDAY, AUG 18, 2013 12:06:43
For the first time since foundation the ten key rules were amended
North Korea rewrites rules to justify Kim dynasty succession
14/08/2013 - 12:21pm
North Korea may be now called The Democratic People's Monarchy of Korea, if we exaggerate a little. The communist country has recently revised its leadership ideology to legitimize the rule of Kim Jong-un and his family.
The state changed the "Ten rules" of its monolithic ideological system in June. These rules were first introduced in April 1974 to outline the importance of unconditional obedience to the leader and what actions must be taken by the country as a whole to express allegiance.
This is for the first time Pyongyang has opted to change the rules governing the leadership system in 39 years. "The latest move mirrors changes that have already been reflected in the Constitution and other laws," said Seoul's unification ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk.
Need to fulfill founder´s legacy
Local Pyongyang watchers claimed that the rules made up of ten articles and 65 sections were reduced with emphasis placed on justifying the inheritance of power by the incumbent leader by highlighting the need for the country to fully complete the legacies left behind by the country's founder Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il.
"The changes are tailored to strengthen the leader's grip on power," said Kim Yong-hyun, a professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University in Seoul.
The latest revisions to the ten key rules also omitted all reference to dictatorship of the proletariat and communism. The North Korea had erased all reference to communism from its Constitution and the WPK bylaw in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Moreover, new prologue of the rules stated that the country has acquired military capabilities based on nuclear arms and that it is in the process of striving for economic self-reliance. new europe
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