Kim Jong Un’s baby girl, 13, in brutal succession battle with auntie to rule North Korea

The 13-year-old daughter of Kim Jong Un could clash with her brutal auntie in a grim succession battle as the North Korean dictator is set to appoint her as his heir to rule the country

Kim Jong Un’s 13-year-old baby girl is set to find herself going head to head in a brutal succession battle against her terrifying auntie. The development comes as the North Korean dictator is set to appoint her as his heir, according to a new report.

A South Korea’s spy agency has reported Kim Ju Aue has been picked to lead the nuclear-armed and staunchly isolationist nation of North Korea when her father dies. Alongside this the South Korean intelligence agency believes the teen has already started to embark on her training to lead the Kim dynasty.

Rah Jong Yil, the former South Korean ambassador to the UK and deputy director of Seoul’s intelligence service has revealed when the time comes the young girl may face a direct challenge to power from her aunt Kim Yo Jong. The 38-year-old holds serious military support in North Korea and is viewed as the second most powerful person in the dictatorship.

Rah told The Telegraph: “It depends on the timing, but I believe if Kim Yo Jong believed that she had a chance of becoming the top leader then she would take it.”

He added: “For her, there are no reasons to refrain from putting into effect her own political project,” he added, noting that a power struggle “is probable”.

This would not be the first time the dictator’s family would have spilled blood in an internal power struggle. Two years after Kim took over from his father in December 2011 he had his uncle and mentor – Jang Song-thaek – arrested on charges of committing “anti-party, counter-revolutionary, factional acts.” After a trial his uncle was found guilty and executed by firing squad in 2013.

Alongside the uncle of the brutal dictator, Kim Jong-nam – the older half brother of the brutal despot Kim Jong Un – was assassinated in Kuala Lumpur airport, Malaysia, in February 2017. Kim Jong-nam was also seen as a potential future leader of the nuclear-armed state before his death.

A report, published in December by US-based think tank 38 North has warned of potential “turbulence” in the event of the North Korean despot’s sudden demise. The report also pointed to the “high likelihood of a power struggle emerging between Kim Jong-un and his potential successor candidates”.

The report stated: “In the immediate term, more politically established candidates, like Kim Yo-jong, are more likely to succeed in the event of Kim Jong-un’s sudden death or serious illness.”

The report covered multiple family members as other candidates, such as Kim Ju-ae or her siblings, believed to be two boys.

Despite mentioning the boys the report stated: “[The Boys] are still too young and unestablished to realistically be considered for succession in the coming five to 15 years.”

The report concluded: “Kim Yo-jong, for example, will be able to immediately outmanoeuvre the others due to the political and military support she has garnered within the [Workers’ Party of Korea].”

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