North Korea's ruling party re-elects Kim Jong-un

Under his leadership, "the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear ⁠forces as ‌its ​pivot has been radically improved", KCNA said on Monday.

The meeting ​also elected ‌members of the party Central Committee and ​adopted revisions to the party rules, KCNA said. It did not provide details ​of ​the changes.

The ​ninth iteration of the ‌party congress, normally held every five years for several days, opened on Thursday and is being watched closely by South Korea ​for any revelation of new domestic and ​external policy ⁠directions.