Why ‘twin look’ of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, daughter sparks succession talk
The appearance of the Kims in near-identical leather coats at a military parade is seen by some that Pyongyang’s succession plan is in place
For them, the “twin look” is another instance of carefully directed political theatre to burnish the standing of the Kims in the reclusive country for the long term.
At the close of the ruling Workers’ Party’s ninth congress on Wednesday night, Kim Jong-un arrived at Kim Il-sung Square in a limousine with his daughter, Ju-ae, and stepped out beside her in full view of a large assembly of troops.
After a week largely out of public view during the party gathering, Ju-ae re-emerged at the parade, occupying a central position beside her parents on the viewing stand.
Pyongyang has portrayed North Korea for decades as a nation whose fate is intertwined with that of the Kims, with the leader as the father, the party as the mother and the people as their children.