Worker's Party of Korea will gather the 7th Congress in 2016

The Seventh Congress of the Worker's Party of Korea will be held in early May 2016. The last congress of the Party was held in early 1980's.

ICP, 1st November 2015

The ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK), will hold its 7th Congress in early May 2016, the Korean Central News Agency reported.

The decision was taken by the political bureau of the WPK central committee in order to "reflect the demand of the party and to develop revolution," according to the report.

The WPK's 6th Congress was held in early 1980's.