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The position of Eternal President of the Republic (???? ??? ??) is established by a line in the preface to the North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n constitution
Constitution of North Korea

The Constitution of North Korea currently in force dates from September 5, 1998 and lays out the framework of the national government and the functions of the Workers' Party of Korea in relation to the government's operations....
. It reads:

"Under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers? Party of Korea is the ruling party of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea , commonly known as North Korea. It is also called the Korean Workers' Party ....
, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean people will hold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung was the president and absolute ruler of North Korea from its founding in early 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il....
 in high esteem as the eternal President of the Republic" Thus, it will only ever be held by him.

The line "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.






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The position of Eternal President of the Republic (???? ??? ??) is established by a line in the preface to the North Korea
North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
n constitution
Constitution of North Korea

The Constitution of North Korea currently in force dates from September 5, 1998 and lays out the framework of the national government and the functions of the Workers' Party of Korea in relation to the government's operations....
. It reads:

"Under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea
Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers? Party of Korea is the ruling party of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea , commonly known as North Korea. It is also called the Korean Workers' Party ....
, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean people will hold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung was the president and absolute ruler of North Korea from its founding in early 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il....
 in high esteem as the eternal President of the Republic" Thus, it will only ever be held by him.

The line "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. Furthermore, the only person to have ever been referred to this way was dead at the time, so this reference does not constitute an actual office.

There is currently no president of the DPRK as the office was abolished in the current constitution and its powers divided between three offices: the head of government, the Premier (currently Kim Yong-il
Kim Yong-il

Kim Yong-Il is the current Premier of North Korea. He was elected as Premier by the 5th session of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly in April 2007, replacing Pak Pong-ju....
); the head of state, the President of the Supreme People's Assembly (currently Kim Yong-nam
Kim Yong-nam

Kim Yong-nam is a top North Korean official. He has been de facto head of state since 1998, and he previously served as foreign minister from 1983 to 1998....
); and the head of the military, the Chairman of the National Defense Commission (currently Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-il is the de facto leader of the North Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea ....
). The current constitution formally divides the powers of the presidency between these three offices with Kim Jong-il as de facto ruler.

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