Kim Jong Un – can he run North Korea as “Supreme Commander”?

Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of Kim Jong-Il, is now in power he being the new “Supreme Commander” of North Korea. The demise of his father drew thousands of Koreans at the Kim II Sung Square in Pyongyang. Majority of the crowd were Korean soldiers that showed their loyalty to their “Dear Leader” who had been their refuge for over a decade.

The death of Kim Jong Il gave way to the assumption of power of Kim Jong Un. But rumors are continually spreading asking if the latter is capable of governing the North Korean people. To my mind, it is fair to say that he deserves a chance to show his leadership, and it is still premature to prejudge his capacities. No less than Kim Yong Nam, the head of the Korean Workers Party, said that Kim Jong Un shall be the supreme commander of the armed forces, the ruling party, and the people of North Korea. In fact, General Kim Jong Gak, the head of the military office, declared him as “the supreme leader of our revolutionary armed forces” and thru which loyalty and obedience can be had.

These are just few of the faithful declarations coming from the prominent leaders and key officials in North Korea upon which people around the world can fairly look upon and hopefully rely in the long run.

Let it be noted that power was given to him by his father last October 8. From then on, speculations claim that Kim Jong Un, as young as he is, may not be able to handle soundly governmental decisions especially so that they are now considered as nuclear State. However, it was made clear that the assumption of power of their new leader does not necessarily mean change of national policies.