The latest development in the development of a cult of the leader’s personality emerged on Sunday ( Jun 30 ) when North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in photos released by state media.
The officials, speaking at a crucial conference chaired by Kim of the lonely state’s ruling party, wore the usual party logo pin on the appropriate lapel and, on the left chest, the pin with Kim’s face against a flag- shaped dark background.
According to state news agency KCNA, the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers ‘ Party of Korea, which reviews the group’s effectiveness for the first half of the month, started on Friday.
The Kim kingdom, which has ruled North Korea since it first came to power after World War 2, has attempted to improve its hold on power by creating personality cults around itself.