Kim Jong Un’s daughter will NEVER rule North Korea because he is losing his grip on power
Kim Jong Un’s daughter will NEVER rule North Korea as he is losing his grip on power and even his inner circle no longer trusts him, defector says
- Thae Yong-ho was a high-ranking North Korean diplomat until he defected in 2016
- He said that since Kim Jong-un came to power, the regime had become “very unstable.”
Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, will never rule North Korea because her father is losing his power as even those close to him don’t trust him anymore, claimed a defector now living in South Korea.
South Korean legislator Thae Yong-ho was once a high-ranking North Korean diplomat until he defected to South Korea in 2016.
After serving as a member of the National Assembly for more than two years, Thae was elected to the Supreme Council of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, making him the first defector to enter the leadership of a South Korean political party.
Thae said in an interview with Radio Free Asia: ‘I think the North Korean regime will never reach the fourth generation with Kim Ju Ae.
“Since Kim Jong-un came to power, the North Korean regime has gone too far in the past decade in a very unstable and abnormal direction.”
One defector said, “I think the North Korean regime will never make it to the fourth generation with Kim Ju Ae (left). Since Kim Jong Un came to power, the North Korean regime has gone too far in a very unstable and abnormal direction over the past decade.
South Korean legislator Thae Yong-ho (pictured) was once a high-ranking North Korean diplomat, until he defected to South Korea in 2016
He also doubted that Kim Jong-un will actually pass on his position to his daughter and not a son, but reiterated that the North Korean dictator built this image of power succession over four generations whenever he could.
Thae added that there were ever-changing players in the military and government leadership, resulting in “no consensus or solidarity between Kim Jong-un and the leaders around him.”
He suggested that this builds distrust, which is why staff are constantly being replaced.
Thae continued, “Next, young people growing up in North Korea are not loyal to the North Korean system. They only value reality and dream of a more open and prosperous country.
“When they grow up and become the backbone of North Korea in their 40s and 50s, I think Kim Jong Un’s system will inevitably collapse.”
He also doubted that Kim Jong-un will actually pass on his position to his daughter and not a son, but reiterated that the North Korean dictator built this image of power succession over four generations whenever he could.
“If Kim Jong-un is uncertain about his health right now, let’s say he got sick today [his sister] Kim Yo-jong has no choice but to come forward as a replacement,” he said, adding, “To some extent, Kim Yo-jong would rule.
“I think it may be part of a power struggle to inculcate in advance that Kim Yo-jong cannot rule indefinitely, but that she should hand over power to Kim Jong Un’s children when they grow up.”