secretive state ’s leader, Kim Yo-jong has not been seen in public since July 27. She had been widely tipped to take the reins after her brother took a number of long absences from day-to-day duties – widely interpreted as signs of his ill-health.But after international reports of Yo-jong being her brother’s “second in command” and the “heir apparent” to leadership some Korea-watchers are saying that she may now have become too powerful – and that Kim may have taken action against her.Professor Nam Sung-wook, of Korea University in Seoul, told The Chosun Ilbo : “In the past, anyone was deprived of their position the moment they were described as the number two person in the North.“There must be a semblance of checks and balances, although.
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