Popular versus Suitable
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam From the day he announced his presidential candidacy, the media has been gushing about how popular Tharman Shanmugaratnam is. The Straits Times was first off the block, saying that “Mr Tharman’s popularity could deter other hopefuls from throwing their hat into the ring.” TODAY reported that race...
The internal contradictions of Singapore’s elected presidency
Lee Hsien Loong's People's Action Party (PAP) government began in 2016 its radical reforms to the elected presidency, a rush job of the highest order. A case was made out for the necessity of the changes at the beginning of the year, a thoroughly respectable constitutional commission was convened, public and expert feedback...
Singaporeans need to lose their romantic illusions about the President
Mdm Ho Ching In a Facebook post today Ho Ching told Singaporeans not to harbour the illusion that the Elected Presidency is any kind of independent check and balance. The primary role is that of a head of state, representing Singapore as a nation and state, and the symbol of unity for our people. The secondary role for which...
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