Eternal President of the Republic
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| Eternal President of the Republic |
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| Appointer | Amendment in the North Korean Constitution |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Il-sung |
| Formation | September 5, 1998 (constitutional amendment) |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 공화국의 영원한 주석 |
| Hancha | 共和國의 永遠한 主席 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Konghwagugŭi Yŏngwŏnhan Chusŏk |
| Revised Romanization | Gonghwagugui Yeongwonhan Juseok |
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The appellation Eternal President of the Republic (공화국의 영원한 주석, lit. "Eternal Chairman of the Republic") was established by a line in the preface to the North Korean constitution, amended on September 5, 1998. It reads: "Under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Korean people will hold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung in high esteem as the eternal President of the Republic . . .."[1] Thus, it will only ever be held by Kim Il-sung.
"Eternal President of the Republic" only appears in the preface, not in the functional text of the constitution and it is not associated with any government office with particular responsibilities, powers, privileges, etc.
As of 1998 there is no President of the DPRK as the office was abolished in the 1998 constitution. Its powers were divided between three offices: the head of government, Premier Choe Yong-rim (as of 2011); the President of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam (as of 2011); and the head of the military, the Chairman of the National Defense Commission. The latter, Chairman of the National Defence Commission, took the title 'Supreme Leader' as the de jure Head of State.
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- ^ Constitution of North Korea (1972) Wikisource
