8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
| 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
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 The flag of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Date(s) | January 2021 |
| Previous event | 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea |
The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea is set to be convened in January 2021.[1]
The congress was announced through a decision issued at the 6th plenary meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on 19 August 2020.[1][2] Among the congress agendas are the review of the work of the Central Committee, the review of the work of the Central Auditing Commission, the revision of the Charter of the Workers' Party of Korea and the election of the central leadership organ.[1]
Kim Jong-un also revealed during the plenary meeting that a new five-year economic development plan is going to be presented at the congress after mentioning that the current five-year economic development plan has fallen far short of its objectives.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "8th Congress of WPK to Be Convened". KCNA Watch. 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "6th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK Held". KCNA Watch. 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Koh, Byung-joon (20 August 2020). "N.K. to unveil new 5-year economic development plan at rare party congress next year". Yonhap News Agency.
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