Serious Dictator congratulates non-elected "dictator"

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https://mothership.sg/2017/09/north-...dent-of-spore/

North Korean news aggregating site KCNA Watch reported that Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent a message to congratulate Halimah, and also expressed “expectation that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger on the principle of respect for sovereignty and mutual benefits.”
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Just for some context, Kim ranks pretty high up in the North Korean political food chain. He leads a powerful subsection of North Korea’s equivalent to Singapore’s parliament, which exercises the following powers:

Convene sessions of the Supreme People’s Assembly
Examine and approve new state legislation when the SPA is in recess
Interpret and enact the Constitution and legislation
Form or dissolve state ministries
Supervise laws of State organs
Organise elections to the Supreme People’s Assembly
Ratify treaties with foreign countries
Appoint, transfer, or remove officials and judges when the SPA is not in session
Grant special pardons or amnesties

The 89-year-old has held this position since 1998, and served as North Korea’s foreign affairs minister between 1983 and 1988. He is also referred to as the “nominal head of state” in the DPRK — and effectively performs similar duties to most heads of state, so he can be seen as the North Korean equivalent to President Halimah.

Here’s the KCNA Watch report in full:

“Pyongyang, September 14 (KCNA) — Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK, sent a congratulatory message to Halimah Yacob upon her assumption of the office as president of Singapore on September 14.

Expressing expectation that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger on the principle of respect for sovereignty and mutual benefits, the message sincerely wished the Singaporean president success in her work for the prosperity of the country. “

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Except Kim Jung-un doesnt live in HDB.


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