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Could it be that radm ng chee peng
New candidates could be fielded in next General Election: PM Lee
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[h=2]Speaking on a live call-in programme on Capital 95.8FM, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he hopes to bring in more new candidates in the next General Election, including some who will be able to fill ministerial posts.[/h]
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Capital 95.8FM studio. (Photo: Goh Chiew Tong)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he hopes to bring in more new candidates in the next General Election, including some who will be able to fill ministerial posts.
Mr Lee was speaking on Tuesday evening (May 19) on a live call-in programme on MediaCorp Radio's Capital 95.8FM.
"Half the leadership team has already emerged. In the last General Election, we brought in many new people, including a few ministers,” Mr Lee said in Mandarin. “In the next election, we hope to bring in another batch of new people, including candidates who can be office holders."
The next General Election must be held by January 2017.
Mr Lee also stressed that every election is serious, as it will see the selection of a leadership team tasked to look after citizens and the country's future.
"We can't say at the next election, the next Government is already confirmed and we are now just choosing how many opposition members we want, or which constituencies the opposition should be given more of a chance in. I think this is a dangerous way of thinking,” Mr Lee said.
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Notice that they no longer talk about their tea sessions anymore.
They used to tout that x number of years are required before MPs can be made ministers.
Now, they have the through train - a bad reflection of the new MPs over the past 2 years.
Such is their low standards - none of them seems capable of making sensible comments on any topic.
What do you think?
They used to tout that x number of years are required before MPs can be made ministers.
Now, they have the through train - a bad reflection of the new MPs over the past 2 years.
Such is their low standards - none of them seems capable of making sensible comments on any topic.
What do you think?
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If even Masagos could be made a minister, there probably wasn't much of a standard to adhere to, was there?
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White Dragon Prince is also a card-carrying PAP member. How could anyone omit him? :(
S'pore's very own Cesar Millan - the ability to tame 60% of the voters. Cheers.
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Cannot be son because son is not a BG. PAP only wants to field BGs, RADMs. And CCS people.
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More voters dared to vote out LHL. Everone know he is not A type leader since he entered politic and is a push over. All the BS from his father to make voters think his incompetent son is a leader?
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In 2009, further changes were made to the political system. Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats were increased to nine, up from between three and six, and the appointment of Nominated MPs would be mandatory instead of being decided by Parliament. With that, the new Parliament would have the largest number of non-PAP voices since 1963.
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report, released on 24 February 2011 after having been placed with the Prime Minister's Office three days earlier, upped the number of SMCs from nine to 12 for the first time in three GEs. The average size of GRCs would be reduced five members, paving way for the return of four-member GRCs that was last seen in the 1997 GE. Also, a one-day cooling-off period before polling day was introduced, extending the difference between the nomination and polling days to at least ten days, up from the minimum nine.
For the second time, PM Lee Hsien Loong was leading PAP into a GE and the most hotly contested one since 1963. The ruling party was fraught with several problems such as rising costs, widening income gap, large influx of foreigners, financial losses incurred by national corporations and several prominent security lapses. The decision to field a young female candidate, Tin Pei Ling, also created some controversy.
Two seats, one within Jurong GRC and the other within Ang Mo Kio GRC, had fallen vacant after the death of PAP MPs Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008 and Dr S. Balaji in 2010 respectively. However, the PAP government was not obligated by the law to hold by-elections and did not do so despite calls by several opposition parties, NMPs and activists.
Compared to the previous GE, the opposition camp was more fragmented this time. Additional entrants to the fray were NSP and SPP, both which had left the SDA alliance and reverted to their own banners for the first time since 1997, as well as the newly formed RP.
Despite so, its position had strengthened and fielded several high-profile recruits including renowned international lawyer Chen Show Mao who was standing under WP ticket and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's former principal private secretary Tan Jee Say who was with SDP. Collectively, the opposition contested nearly seat except for a failed bid in Tanjong Pagar GRC helmed by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, which could have been the first independent GRC team comprising mostly renegade PKMS and SF members.
Opposition veteran J. B. Jeyaretnam passed away shortly after establishing RP in 2008, leaving it rudderless until his elder son, Kenneth Jeyaretnam took over. He ousted his late father's long-time loyalists, some whom formed SF. RP grew to become possibly the largest opposition party but a spate of resignations before the GE reduced its numbers once again.
Among those who left RP, several joined NSP. One of them, Nicole Seah, caught attention for contesting SM Goh's ward and was seen as a "alter-ago" of Tin. Ang Mo Kio GRC was close to becoming a no-contest until RP borrowed candidates from SF and SPP.
The biggest unprecedented moves were made by the two incumbent opposition MPs, who stepped out of their "safe" seats to contest GRCs. WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang joined hands with chairman and NCMP Sylvia Lim to contest Aljunied GRC. Replacing him in Hougang was Yaw Shin Leong. Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong handed his ward of 28 years to his wife, Lina Loh, to lead a SPP team in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
However, the destinies of WP and SPP went down contrasting paths. WP broke through a GRC for the first time in opposition history while successfully defending its incumbent seat but SPP did not. During the campaign, the cannons of PAP were aimed at Chen, who had been away from Singapore for many years. As polling drew closer, PAP fired directly at the credible Low, causing some ground dissatisfaction.
The six seats clinched by WP was the largest number won by an opposition party and the combined opposition camp since independence, surpassing the four won by the opposition in 1991. Along with two NCMP seats, WP bagged eight seats. SPP's Loh took up the remaining NCMP seat.
Traditionally regarded as a PAP "fortress", the fall of a GRC saw two PAP ministers voted out. They were the well-liked George Yeo and only woman minister Lim Hwee Hua, in deja vu of 1991 where first woman minister Dr Seet Ai Mee lost her seat. Since independence, this was PAP's lowest share of the votes and the first time opposition candidates were elected in their maiden battle.
Immediately after the GE, MM Lee and SM Goh - both whom were former prime ministers - announced their retirement from the new Cabinet, marking the end of an era.
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report, released on 24 February 2011 after having been placed with the Prime Minister's Office three days earlier, upped the number of SMCs from nine to 12 for the first time in three GEs. The average size of GRCs would be reduced five members, paving way for the return of four-member GRCs that was last seen in the 1997 GE. Also, a one-day cooling-off period before polling day was introduced, extending the difference between the nomination and polling days to at least ten days, up from the minimum nine.
For the second time, PM Lee Hsien Loong was leading PAP into a GE and the most hotly contested one since 1963. The ruling party was fraught with several problems such as rising costs, widening income gap, large influx of foreigners, financial losses incurred by national corporations and several prominent security lapses. The decision to field a young female candidate, Tin Pei Ling, also created some controversy.
Two seats, one within Jurong GRC and the other within Ang Mo Kio GRC, had fallen vacant after the death of PAP MPs Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008 and Dr S. Balaji in 2010 respectively. However, the PAP government was not obligated by the law to hold by-elections and did not do so despite calls by several opposition parties, NMPs and activists.
Compared to the previous GE, the opposition camp was more fragmented this time. Additional entrants to the fray were NSP and SPP, both which had left the SDA alliance and reverted to their own banners for the first time since 1997, as well as the newly formed RP.
Despite so, its position had strengthened and fielded several high-profile recruits including renowned international lawyer Chen Show Mao who was standing under WP ticket and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's former principal private secretary Tan Jee Say who was with SDP. Collectively, the opposition contested nearly seat except for a failed bid in Tanjong Pagar GRC helmed by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, which could have been the first independent GRC team comprising mostly renegade PKMS and SF members.
Opposition veteran J. B. Jeyaretnam passed away shortly after establishing RP in 2008, leaving it rudderless until his elder son, Kenneth Jeyaretnam took over. He ousted his late father's long-time loyalists, some whom formed SF. RP grew to become possibly the largest opposition party but a spate of resignations before the GE reduced its numbers once again.
Among those who left RP, several joined NSP. One of them, Nicole Seah, caught attention for contesting SM Goh's ward and was seen as a "alter-ago" of Tin. Ang Mo Kio GRC was close to becoming a no-contest until RP borrowed candidates from SF and SPP.
The biggest unprecedented moves were made by the two incumbent opposition MPs, who stepped out of their "safe" seats to contest GRCs. WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang joined hands with chairman and NCMP Sylvia Lim to contest Aljunied GRC. Replacing him in Hougang was Yaw Shin Leong. Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong handed his ward of 28 years to his wife, Lina Loh, to lead a SPP team in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
However, the destinies of WP and SPP went down contrasting paths. WP broke through a GRC for the first time in opposition history while successfully defending its incumbent seat but SPP did not. During the campaign, the cannons of PAP were aimed at Chen, who had been away from Singapore for many years. As polling drew closer, PAP fired directly at the credible Low, causing some ground dissatisfaction.
The six seats clinched by WP was the largest number won by an opposition party and the combined opposition camp since independence, surpassing the four won by the opposition in 1991. Along with two NCMP seats, WP bagged eight seats. SPP's Loh took up the remaining NCMP seat.
Traditionally regarded as a PAP "fortress", the fall of a GRC saw two PAP ministers voted out. They were the well-liked George Yeo and only woman minister Lim Hwee Hua, in deja vu of 1991 where first woman minister Dr Seet Ai Mee lost her seat. Since independence, this was PAP's lowest share of the votes and the first time opposition candidates were elected in their maiden battle.
Immediately after the GE, MM Lee and SM Goh - both whom were former prime ministers - announced their retirement from the new Cabinet, marking the end of an era.
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Ministerial material? Our current batch of ministers are so mediocre ...there is a foreign minister who is busy worrying about town councils than his portfolio such that he has allowed India to send unlimited Indians to work in sinkapore, there is a Prime Minister that needs many ministers to help him out, there are so many ministries requiring two or three ministers. And we have the world's most expensive cabinet.
PAP = Party of Mediocrity
PAP = Party of Mediocrity
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