SEOUL: As North Korea’s ailing leader Kim Jong Un seems to be too fragile in leading the world’s most secluded nation, intelligence report gathered by Seoul said there were two candidates who might succeed the 36-year-old Kim — his 65-year-old uncle and younger sister.
That makes Kim’s younger sister, senior ruling party official Kim Yo Jong, the most likely candidate to step in if her brother is gravely ill, incapacitated or dies. But some experts say a collective leadership, which could end the family’s dynastic rule, could also be possible.
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