Kim Jong Chol, Kim Jong Il’s Successor?
Posted May 21, 2009 by Lindsay Britney
Weeks ago, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il’s third son, was believed by the South Korea media as the heir apparent of the North Korea dictator when he was appointed a military post. Now the South Korea media again is saying Kim Jong Il’s second son Kim Jong Chol is being groomed as the successor.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is grooming his middle son as successor, not the youngest son as has been widely speculated, a news report said Wednesday quoting a former political aide who defected.
Kim Jong Chol is holding a secret high-level post in the North’s ruling Workers’ Party as part of his successor training and reports directly to the leader, Seoul’s Dong-a Ilbo newspaper quoted defector Kim Duk Hong as saying.
The 29-year-old “is highly likely to take over the father’s post,” Kim said.
Who will eventually rule the nuclear-armed North has been the focus of intense media speculation since leader Kim, 67, reportedly suffered a stroke last summer.
We are confused!
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