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N. Korea's Kim uses party congress to consolidate his long-term grip on power: Seoul

· By Kim Soo-yeon
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SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used the latest party congress as an occasion for consolidating his base for a long-term grip on power, effectively declaring the start of his own era, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.

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