Ninth Congress of WPK opens with splendour
February 20, 2026All the Party members and other people in the DPRK, absolutely convinced that the Korean revolution would always emerge victorious thanks to the outstanding ideas, strong fighting efficiency and seasoned leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, are extending the highest tribute and warm congratulations to the Ninth Congress of the WPK, a political event to be specially recorded in the Party’s history of ever-victorious leadership.
The Ninth Congress of the WPK opened with splendour in Pyongyang, the capital of the revolution, on February 19.
The Party Central Committee, which has perseveringly guided the first-stage pioneering struggle for transformation aimed at achieving the comprehensive development of socialism by holding higher the banner of the idea of “The people are God”, single-hearted unity and self-reliance, convened the Party Congress, the ninth of its kind in the history of the WPK, to review its work in the period under review and set scientific struggle objectives and policies in line with the requirements of the new stage of the revolution.
The Ninth Party Congress, convened to indicate a new bright prospect in the stirring period faced with the crucial changes and the era of great prosperity unprecedented since the founding of the Party and the state, is a manifestation of the solemn intention of the WPK to remain boundlessly faithful to the general will of the people and vigorously guide the cause of Juche to a fresh victory and steady upsurge.
The past five years, which witnessed the forward movement along the milestone of the struggle set up by the Eighth Congress of the WPK, were the most responsible and acute process decisive of the long-term development of the Party and the state, and the Party powerfully demonstrated the prestige and heroism of the state and the people by maintaining its definite strategic edge and accelerating the advance of socialism in the grim situation characterized by unprecedented arduousness and fierceness.
Thanks to the revolutionary and scientific leadership of the WPK, the state and the people entered the phase of radical turn to the overall national development with historic delight, brought about a great transformation practically proving the socialist cultural efflorescence and won a great victory of providing a decisive guarantee for the next-stage upsurge.
For the WPK which proves the mightiness and invincibility of the cause of Juche with entities of a rich country with a strong army under the banner of the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, it is the most sacred duty entrusted by the country, revolution and people to unveil a blueprint for the continuous new victory of Korean-style socialism on behalf of the destiny, future, faith and resourcefulness of millions of Party members and tens of millions of people.
Delegates of the whole Party entered the venue of the Ninth Party Congress with active enthusiasm to faithfully perform and exercise the honourable mission and rights they have assumed before the Party and the revolution.
All the participants raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" looking up to him, who is leading the revolutionary cause of Juche along the road of victory with his gifted ideo-theoretical wisdom and extraordinary leadership practice and giving the Party and people the dignity and honour that will shine for all ages.
Present at the Congress were members of the eighth-term Party central leadership and delegates and observers elected from organizations at all levels of the whole Party.
He said that the past five years since the Eighth Congress of the WPK was a proud period when the whole Party and all the people brought about an epochal turn in accomplishing the socialist cause of a Korean style on the strength of solid unity. We convened the Eighth Congress of the WPK five years ago with the conviction, will and determination to break through the worst difficulties facing the revolution by our own efforts and usher in a new era of advance and development without fail, but we are here at the Ninth Congress filled with optimism and confidence in the future, he said, adding that this is a great change and development as well as a success we can be proud of at the present stage.
He declared the Congress open, solemnly pledging on behalf of all the participants that the Congress will be absolutely faithful to the great Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism.
The national anthem of the DPRK was solemnly played.
Upon authorization of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, Jo Yong Won presided over the Congress.
The Congress elected its presidium.
The presidium of the Congress is as follows:
Pak Thae Song, Choe Ryong Hae, Jo Yong Won, Ri Il Hwan, Pak Jong Chon, Ri Hi Yong, Jo Chun Ryong, Kim Tok Hun, Choe Tong Myong, Choe Son Hui, No Kwang Chol, Ri Pyong Chol, Jong Kyong Thaek, Ri Yong Gil, Kim Jae Ryong, Pak Jong Gun, Kim Jong Gwan, Ju Chang Il, Kim Hyong Sik, Han Kwang Sang, Ju Chol Gyu, Kim Song Nam, Ri Chol Man, Ri Chang Dae, Pang Tu Sop, Kim Chol Won, Kim Su Gil, Kang Yun Sok, Jon Sung Guk, Kim Myong Hun, Jong Myong Su, Kim Jong Sun, O Il Jong, Kim Jong Sik, Kim Yo Jong, Ko Pyong Hyon, Jang Ki Ho and Choe Kun Yong
The Congress recommended members of the platform.
The platform of the Congress was taken by the chief secretaries of the provincial committees of the WPK, members of the Party central leadership who faithfully fulfilled their duties in implementing the decisions of the Eighth Congress of the WPK, and officials who performed distinguished feats, amid enthusiastic applause of the participants.
Present there at invitation were Kim Ho Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party, and Ri Myong Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Chondoist Chongu Party.
The Congress elected its secretariat.
The secretariat of the Congress is as follows:
Kim Pong Chol, Ju Un Chol, Sin Chol Man, Choe Chang Hak and Choe Hak Gun
The Congress approved the following agenda items:
First, Review of the work of the WPK Central Committee
Second, Revision of WPK Rules
Third, Election of the central leadership of the WPK
The Ninth Congress of the WPK started the discussion of the first agenda item amid the extraordinarily high political awareness and enthusiasm of all the delegates.
KCNA