North Korean Kim Jong-un has chosen his 13-year-old daughter as his successor.
13-year-old Kim Jo has been seen with her father at high-level public gatherings in recent months, including a visit to Beijing in September, her first known foreign trip.
Lawmaker Lee Song-kyun told reporters that Jo Ae, who was previously described by the National Intelligence Service as being trained as a successor, is now in the process of being nominated as a successor.
Lee said Kim Jo Ae has shown her presence at various events, including the anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army and a visit to the Kim Susan Palace of the Sun, and has also shown signs of expressing her opinion on some state policies, so according to the National Intelligence Service, she has now entered the process of being nominated as a successor.
According to the Korean National Intelligence Service, Kim Jong-un also has an older son, but this son has never been acknowledged or shown in North Korean media.
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