As a one-party system, the Workers' Party in Korea makes the decisions about how to run the government. As the party's general secretary and leader, Kim Jong-un has unlimited authority to run the state.
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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been appointed director of government departments. She was previously deputy director of the department. She was appointed director at the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party.
According to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the Central Committee of the Workers' Party appointed Kim Yo Jong as the department director on Monday.
Thousands of people have come to the capital Pyongyang to attend the Workers' Party Congress, which is held every five years. Of these, about 500 are official representatives. The congress prepares everything from diplomacy to war plans.
Since Korea has a one-party system, the Workers' Party makes decisions about how to run the government. As the party's general secretary and leader, Kim Jong-un has unlimited authority to run the state.
The party congress has previously unanimously decided to continue Supreme Leader Kim as general secretary.
