February 23, New Delhi – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress.
The state news agency reported that the decision was made on the fourth day of the congress, in accordance with the unwavering will and unanimous desire of all the delegates.
Held only once every five years, the gathering directs state efforts on everything from house building to war planning.
This is the ninth time the Workers' Party congress has convened under the Kim family's decades-long rule.
The meeting was postponed under Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, but was revived in 2016.
In his speech to open the congress on Thursday, Kim vowed to improve living standards, offering a glimpse of the economic challenges facing his sanctions-hit nation.
Photo: File/North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the opening day of the ninth congress of the Workers' Party of Korea on February 19, 2026, in Pyongyang.