The development of a collective leadership centered on Jang appears
to have emerged out of the recent meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly.
Some analysts point to the NDC, of which Kim Jong-un is now reportedly a member,
as the platform through which the succession will be carried out, much as the
KWP was Kim Jong Il's platform. In addition to Jang, the NDC is now populated
with powerful military and security officials with ties to Jang, including vice
chairmen Kim Yong-jun and O Kuk-yol and members Chu Sang-song (minister of public
security) and U Tong-juk (deputy director of the State Security Department). Many
think this collective leadership, which probably extends beyond the NDC to the party
as well, will provide the support network for a dynastic succession. In this
scenario, Kim Jong-un would be the public face of North Korea, while Jang led
behind the scenes.