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Singapore’S First Reserved Presidential Election: More Haste, Less Speed, And A Missed Opportunity?, Tan K. B. Eugene
Singapore’S First Reserved Presidential Election: More Haste, Less Speed, And A Missed Opportunity?, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
After much hype and anticipation that preceded it, Singapore’s sixth presidential election in September 2017 quickly reached an anti-climatic end when the Presidential Elections Committee in pre-qualifying three presidential hopefuls determined that only one person, Madam Halimah Yacob, was eligible to contest.
Navigating The New Terrain Of A Reserved Election, Tan K. B. Eugene
Navigating The New Terrain Of A Reserved Election, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed the workings of the upcoming Singapore presidential election. He noted that as the next election is a reserved one, all the more voters should specially consider a candidate’s commitment and contributions to multiracialism. On the reserved election mechanism, Associate Prof Tan noted that it helps ensure that the presidency is not only accessible, but is seen to be accessible to all the major racial communities in Singapore.“It functions as an inter-generational safeguard for minority representation, while not going as far as mechanically rotating the presidency among the major races, …
More Public Education Needed On Changes To Ep System, Tan K. B. Eugene
More Public Education Needed On Changes To Ep System, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The office of Singapore’s Elected President is often misunderstood. Although it has been part of our system of institutional checks and balances since 1991, a popular misconception is that the President is a centre of political power unto itself.