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Open Image ModalNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledges delegates\' applause at the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday May 6, 2016. North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, a major political event intended to showcase the country\'s stability and unity under young leader Kim Jong Un despite international criticism and tough new sanctions over the North\'s recent nuclear test and a slew of missile launches. (KRT via AP) NORTH KOREA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of08)
Open Image ModalNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the first congress of the country\'s ruling Workers\' Party in 36 years, in this photo released by North Korea\'s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 6, 2016. KCNA/via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. (credit:KCNA KCNA / Reuters)
(03 of08)
Open Image ModalNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un addresses the congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday May 6, 2016. North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, a major political event intended to showcase the country\'s stability and unity under young leader Kim Jong Un despite international criticism and tough new sanctions over the North\'s recent nuclear test and a slew of missile launches. (KRT via AP) NORTH KOREA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of08)
Open Image ModalNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un addresses the congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday May 6, 2016. North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, a major political event intended to showcase the country\'s stability and unity under young leader Kim Jong Un despite international criticism and tough new sanctions over the North\'s recent nuclear test and a slew of missile launches. (KRT via AP) NORTH KOREA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of08)
Open Image ModalPictures of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il decorate April 25 House of Culture, the venue of Workers\' Party of Korea (WPK) congress in Pyongyang, North Korea May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (credit:Damir Sagolj / Reuters)
(06 of08)
Open Image ModalDelegates applaud during the congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday May 6, 2016. North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, a major political event intended to showcase the country\'s stability and unity under young leader Kim Jong Un despite international criticism and tough new sanctions over the North\'s recent nuclear test and a slew of missile launches. (KRT via AP) NORTH KOREA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of08)
Open Image ModalIn this image made from video from North Korean broadcaster KRT, delegates applaud during the congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday May 6, 2016. North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, a major political event intended to showcase the country\'s stability and unity under young leader Kim Jong Un despite international criticism and tough new sanctions over the North\'s recent nuclear test and a slew of missile launches. (KRT via AP Video) NORTH KOREA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of08)
Open Image ModalA North Korean traffic police woman stands in front of Workers\' Party flags decorating the streets on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has been duly spruced up, the masses prepped for their rallies and leader Kim Jong Un appears to be set to take center stage Friday when North Korea pulls back the curtain on what promises to be the country\'s biggest political show in years, if not decades: the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)