| What makes a good President for Singapore

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'It is especially critical at this juncture of global turbulence and economic uncertainty.' — Teo Kueh Liang, Letter to the Editor

Although the president of Singapore represents Singapore in official diplomatic functions and possesses some executive powers over the government of Singapore, including control of the national reserves and the ability to veto and revoke public service appointments, the president also holds the prerogative to grant pardons.

In the last decade, the ruling party has made some stringent and upward amendments to further tighten the qualifying criteria for the presidency. In due course, it seems to be no ending cap on it. And, it is obviously or ultimately in the hands of the ruling party. However, the general perspective and sentiment from the man in the street regarding a candidate for a good presidency are that:

b) The candidate should not have a string of political baggage or be closely linked to the ruling party. Thus, it underlines the critical importance of the candidate’s independence, mobility and decisiveness.

 

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