DPRK-WPK-9TH CENTRAL COMMITTEE-POLITICAL BUREAU-PRESIDIUM-ELECTION

(260224) -- PYONGYANG, Feb. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a scene of the first enlarged plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Feb. 23, 2026. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK, on Monday presided over the first enlarged plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Tuesday.

The Presidium of the Political Bureau and the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee were elected at the meeting. (KCNA/Handout via Xinhua)

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