North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online
Document removes references to reunification and defines South Korea as a separate state.
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North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online
Photograph: The Korea Times (embedded from source)
What this story says
- North Korea has reposted its full constitution on the state propaganda website Naenara.
- The revised constitution removes all references to reunification with South Korea.
- The document now defines South Korea as a separate country.
- The constitution has been updated to elevate Kim Jong Un's status and power, including command of nuclear forces.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
40/100
16 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
North Korea has reposted its full constitution on the state propaganda website Naenara. The revised text, which appears to be the version amended on March 23, 2026, had been taken offline more than two and a half years prior. The removal followed leader Kim Jong Un's declaration of a policy defining the two Koreas as separate, hostile states and his order to remove expressions of peaceful unification and national unity from the constitution.
The newly posted constitution largely mirrors a version obtained by Seoul's unification ministry in May 2026. This version added a new territorial clause, dropped all references to unification, and elevated Kim Jong Un's status and power, granting him command of nuclear forces. Some minor additions in the Naenara version specify that important issues regarding the cabinet's duties are decided at plenary meetings, with other matters determined at standing meetings.
Disagreement on timing
The Korea Times reported that the version posted on Naenara appears to be the text revised in March 2026. Life.ru stated that North Korea recognized South Korea as a separate state 81 years after separation. TV9 Hindi reported that North Korea amended its constitution after 54 years. Unknown reported the release was 2 years and 8 months after March 2024.
What the coverage left out
None of the left, centre, or right-rated digests mention the specific date of March 23, 2026, as the revision date for the constitution, although The Korea Times digest implies it. The digests also do not detail the specific minor additions regarding cabinet meeting decisions mentioned in The Korea Times' full report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 11 Nov 2026, 18:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The Korea Times, the sole left-rated report, led with North Korea reposting its full constitution on a state propaganda website. It noted the document was taken offline more than 2 1/2 years ago following Kim Jong Un's declaration of a two hostile state policy. The report stated the revised constitution removes references to unification and defines South Korea as a separate country, while also elevating Kim Jong Un's status and power, including command of nuclear forces. It mentioned minor additions in the Naenara version regarding decision-making at cabinet meetings.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- UPI and NK News, the two centre-rated reports, both highlighted that North Korea posted a revised constitution online that removes reunification goals and defines South Korea as a separate country. NK News specifically noted that the text confirmed previously reported changes redefining the country’s territory and strengthening leader Kim Jong Un’s authority. Both reports mentioned the official web portal Naenara published the text.
Right
6 rated outlets
- EADaily, news-pravda.com, topwar.ru, and Yonhap News Agency, the four right-rated reports, focused on North Korea officially recognizing South Korea as a separate state. EADaily stated South Korea is now defined as a state bordering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the south. News-pravda.com and topwar.ru noted that North Korea has resumed publication of its updated constitution, with amendments introduced on March 23 at the first session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly. Yonhap News Agency's digest also reported North Korea reposting its full constitution on a state propaganda website.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online biased?
- North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered North Korea Reposts Revised Constitution Online?
- 16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the main change in North Korea's revised constitution?
- The main change is the removal of all references to reunification with South Korea. The revised constitution now explicitly defines South Korea as a separate country, reflecting leader Kim Jong Un's policy of treating the two Koreas as distinct and potentially hostile states.
- How does the revised constitution affect Kim Jong Un's power?
- The revised constitution elevates Kim Jong Un's status and power. It specifically grants him command of the country's nuclear forces, consolidating his authority over a critical military capability.
- When was the constitution revised and posted online?
- The constitution was reportedly revised on March 23, 2026. It was reposted on the state propaganda website Naenara more than two and a half years after the full text was initially taken offline.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
2Right
6- North Korea revises constitution, calls South Korea separate state & drops reunification goal (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kim Jong-un takes direct command of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal under revised constitution - London Business News (opens London Loves Business in a new tab)
London Loves Business — is London Loves Business biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Democratic People ' S Republic of Korea Officially Recognized South Korea as a Separate State (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- North Korea has resumed publication of its updated constitution (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Publication of the Country ' S Updated Constitution Was Returned to the Democratic People ' S Republic of Korea (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- N. Korea posts revised constitution online on propaganda website (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
7- North Korea Publishes a New Version of Its Constitution and Abandons the Terms "Peaceful Reunification" and "National Unity" (opens cnews.fr in a new tab)
- Democratic People ' S Republic of Korea Recognized South Korea as a Separate State 81 Years Later (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- North Korea Changes Constitution After 54 Years, Takes Major Decision Regarding Kim Jong UN and Nuclear Weapons (opens TV9 Hindi in a new tab)
- North Korea Re-Releases Preamble to Revised Constitution… Designates South Korea as 'Southern Border State' (opens asiae.co.kr in a new tab)
asiae.co.kr — is asiae.co.kr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Formalization of North Korea's 'Two National Route'... Revised Constitution and Revised (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- N. Korea posts revised constitution online on propaganda website (opens korean-vibe.com in a new tab)
korean-vibe.com — is korean-vibe.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- North Korea unveils revised constitution reflecting 'two hostile states' policy (opens koreajoongangdaily.com in a new tab)
koreajoongangdaily.com — is koreajoongangdaily.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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