Pages 123-135 – Nicholas Levi – ‘The North Korean Leadership and the Future of North Korea’

The following paper will deal with the political system of North Korea. I will present the successor to the actual leader of North Korea and the elites that are conducting North Korea. These elites are all connected to Kim Jong Il’s family. According to Jae Cheon Lim, a South Korean analyst, Kim Jong Il’s family can be divided into branches. The main branch controls the power and symbolizes legiti...