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When will Singapore have a non-Chinese prime minister? It s up to Singaporeans, says Janil Puthucheary
Senior Minister of State Dr Janil Puthucheary (second from left), Workers Party MP Gerald Giam and Progress Singapore Party NCMP Hazel Poa at a Singapore Perspectives Conference panel discussion moderated by Dr Gillian Koh (first from left), deputy director of research at the Institute of Policy Studies. (Photo: Jacky Ho for IPS)
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SINGAPORE: It will ultimately be up to the people of Singapore to decide whether the country is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister, said Senior Minister of State (SMS) Janil Puthucheary on Monday (Jan 25).
But how Singapore s political system will ultimately evolve will depend on the electorate, they added.
Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary, Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam and Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa were discussing what politics in Singapore will be like in 2030 at the Singapore Perspectives 2021 conference on Monday (Jan 25).
Dr Janil, who is at the ministries of Communications and Information, and Health, and heads the PAP s youth wing, said whether Singapore ends up with a multi-party or two-party system that sees parties coming and going as if through a revolving door, as has happened around the world, will be decided by Singaporeans.
But how Singapore s political system will ultimately evolve will depend on the electorate, they added.
Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary, Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam and Non-Constituency MP Hazel Poa were discussing what politics in Singapore will be like in 2030 at the Singapore Perspectives 2021 conference yesterday.
Dr Janil, who is with the ministries of Communications and Information, and Health, said whether Singapore ends up with a multi-party or two-party system that sees parties coming and going as if through a revolving door, as has happened around the world, will be decided by Singaporeans.
He was responding to former Nominated MP and actress Janice Koh, who had asked if the People s Action Party (PAP) still believes that a two-party system is not feasible, now that the Workers Party (WP) has made more headway in the 2020 General Election by winning 10 parliamentary seats.