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North Korea has removed the word "socialist" from the title of its constitution
North Korea has officially changed the name of its main legislative act, permanently removing any mention of the socialist system. The historic amendments were unanimously adopted at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly of the 15th convocation, as reported by North Korean state media. From now on, the updated document will be concisely named the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Delivering a report to parliamentarians, Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Jo Yong Won emphasized that the name adjustment is a crucial milestone in the legal support of state-building. According to the politician, the new format of the document fully reflects the current requirements of the country's current stage of revolution. The initiative received full support from deputies on the second day of the work of the supreme legislative body.
Experts attribute this decision to Pyongyang's systematic abandonment of classical Marxist terminology. Moreover, the constitutional reform legally enshrines real transformations in North Korea's economic system. In practice, the state has already formed a mixed economic model, in which private capital has begun to play a significant role in a number of sectors.