There is rampant speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is dead or incapacitated following major surgery. This is all highly speculative, though. In any case, The World’s Patrick Winn says this might be a good time to take a closer look at who might be a possible successor to the throne. The name that keeps coming up is Kim Yong-jo, the younger sister of Kim Jong-un.
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