According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea has removed the word “socialist” from the name of its constitution and revised the document.
The report states that on March 23, the second day of the first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly, the chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Choe Ryong Hae, delivered a report. He said the amendments of the Constitution align with the “requirements of a new stage of revolutionary development.” He further explained that the constitution would be renamed from the “Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” to the “Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” along with other revisions included in the draft law.
An account on X, “@SoundofAmerica1,” also noted that Kim Jong Un delivered a speech at the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea on February 26, 2026. He was reported as saying:
“If the U.S. respects the present position of our state specified in the Constitution of the DPRK and withdraws its hostile policy toward the DPRK, there is no reason why we cannot get on well with the U.S.”
Sources:
1. Sputnik, March 24, 2026
https://sputniknews.cn/20260324/1070403851.html
2. X Platform, @SoundofAmerica1
https://x.com/SoundofAmerica1/status/2037582020675862719