Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea

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The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, or simply the Politburo, formerly the Political Committee (1946–61), is the executive committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Currently, the bureau is a group of 17 top officials who oversee the party and central government. The politburo is headed by the general secretary. Unlike the politburos of other communist parties, the WPK Politburo subdelegates many of its powers to the smaller Politburo Presidium. The Politburo is elected by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and is the highest decision-making body in WPK between sessions of the Central Committee. Article 25 of the Party Charter stipulates that "The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee and its Presidium organize and direct all party work on behalf of the party Central Committee between plenary meetings. The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee shall meet at least once every month." The...

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