What role does the Supreme People’s Assembly Presidium play between legislative sessions?

The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) Presidium serves as the highest organ of state power during the intervals between the assembly's legislative sessions.1

Because the SPA typically meets only once or twice a year for sessions lasting about a week, the 15-member Presidium is responsible for managing the majority of the country's day-to-day legislative business. While the Presidium remains constitutionally accountable to the SPA, its role in handling ongoing legislative functions grants it significant power within the North Korean government structure.1