Kim Jong Un is handing over his dictatorship to his 13-year-old daughter.

Kim Ju Ae has recently been appearing increasingly often alongside her father at military parades, missile tests and official events. North Korean generals show her extraordinary respect, while state propaganda describes her as the dictator’s “most beloved” child.

TodayPress TV reports, citing NEXTA’s “X” account, that according to South Korean intelligence and former North Korean diplomats, Kim Ju Ae is being groomed to become the country’s next leader. Defectors say officials are already treating her in the same way they once treated the young Kim Jong Un when he accompanied his father.

Meanwhile, Pyongyang has announced tests of a new high-speed torpedo. North Korea claims the torpedo will enter service in 2027. However, no photos or videos of the tests have been released.

Power in North Korea could once again be passed down within the ruling family. This time, however, it could be from father to daughter.

Zehra Mammadova