Mr Tan Kin Lian’s open declaration of his intention to run for the elected presidency during an interview with The Sunday Times last week was described by some as a bold, if not audacious move to announce his entry into the political arena.
While his supporters welcome and applaud his move, there are others who doubt his chances of becoming Singapore’s third elected President after Mr Ong Teng Cheong and the incumbent Mr S R Nathan.
The elected presidency was first mooted by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew way back in 1982 to safeguard Singapore’s reserves from being frittered away by a “profligate” government should the PAP lose power one day.
The President is supposedly vested with special powers to look into the accounts of the government and to ensure that the nation’s balance sheet is in good order.
In 1991, amendments were made in the Constitution to give the President certain reserve powers over government expenditure of financial reserves and appointments to key public office.
Mr Ong Teng Cheong won the historic election in 1993 to become the first and only popularly Elected President in Singapore.
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http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/28/r...l-casualties-ong-teng-cheong-and-andrew-kwan/
While his supporters welcome and applaud his move, there are others who doubt his chances of becoming Singapore’s third elected President after Mr Ong Teng Cheong and the incumbent Mr S R Nathan.
The elected presidency was first mooted by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew way back in 1982 to safeguard Singapore’s reserves from being frittered away by a “profligate” government should the PAP lose power one day.
The President is supposedly vested with special powers to look into the accounts of the government and to ensure that the nation’s balance sheet is in good order.
In 1991, amendments were made in the Constitution to give the President certain reserve powers over government expenditure of financial reserves and appointments to key public office.
Mr Ong Teng Cheong won the historic election in 1993 to become the first and only popularly Elected President in Singapore.
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/28/r...l-casualties-ong-teng-cheong-and-andrew-kwan/
