South Korea Releases Full Text of DPRK's Revised Constitution — Reunification Formally Deleted

South Korea's Ministry of Unification released the full text of North Korea's revised constitution on May 6, 2026, confirming that all references to 'national reunification' have been deleted. The revision, adopted at the 9th Workers' Party Congress (February 19–25, 2026), formalizes Kim Jong-un's January 2024 declaration that South Korea is a 'hostile state' and that unification is no longer DPRK policy. The document removes the Koryo Federal Republic concept and any cross-border political aspirations, marking the most dramatic ideological shift in DPRK's founding doctrine since 1948. The constitutional revision follows the October 2024 demolition of the landmark Arch of Reunification in Pyongyang. South Korean analysts noted the change closes the legal door on engagement frameworks that had underpinned 30 years of inter-Korean diplomacy.