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[h=1]Yahoo Poll shows the Cannonball Polisher, Balls-carrier Asslicker TT is still living in his Ivory Tower and out-of-touch with the ground... Mr Tan Jee Say will be elected the new President of the Republic of Singapore on 27 August 2010. [/h][h=1]President who questions policies preferred : Poll.[/h]
The different presidential candidates have made their platforms clear. (Yahoo!)
A recent Yahoo! Singapore poll revealed that most respondents want a Singapore President who questions government policies, although there has been debate on whether such a role is allowed under the Constitution.
The poll, which is unscientific and ran for about a week up to 16 August, asked users what kind of President they want for Singapore, and out of 4,993 respondents, 71 percent indicated they prefer a President who questions government policies.
The country's four presidential candidates -- former Member of Parliament Tan Cheng Bock, former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian, former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan and former senior civil servant Tan Jee Say -- have already indicated what voters could expect from them if elected.
Among the candidates, perhaps closest to the concept of a President who will raise policy issues with the government is Tan Jee Say, who said he would like to move the role of the Presidency much closer to the aspirations of the people. Tan also asserted that it is the duty of the President to use his moral authority to question the government judiciously and encourage them to do better.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he plans to introduce an annual statement to let Singaporeans know whether the President is doing his job, and to ask the government to shift its operations from the Istana grounds to another location in order to set a clear distinction between the government and the office of the President.
Earlier, Law Minister K Shanmugam said that the President could only act and speak on the advice of the Cabinet, drawing criticism from the public and calls for further clarification of the President's powers.
Meanwhile, the role of the President in regards to the country's reserves were also highlighted by poll respondents. Out of the total, 1,161 of the respondents or 23 percent said they want someone who will make protection of reserves the top priority.
An Elected President has the veto power on five areas including reserves, but the President's veto power can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in the Parliament.
Of the four candidates, NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian has said that he wants to use the reserves for the elderly poor, housing grants for national servicemen and policies that takes care of the needs of the ordinary people, and he did not discount using the veto power of the president to ensure such programmes are put in place.
Dr Tony Tan, who was former deputy chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, which manages the country's foreign reserves, also said that he aimed to protect the reserves.
The poll showed that not many respondents wanted the President to have a small say in government, as 199 users or four percent of respondents want a President who will be a figurehead, focusing on ceremonial duties, while 81 users or two percent want a President who will act only as advised by the Cabinet.
Singapore will go to the polls on 27 August to choose Singapore's seventh President.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/sing...sident-questions-policies-poll-071223868.html
The different presidential candidates have made their platforms clear. (Yahoo!)A recent Yahoo! Singapore poll revealed that most respondents want a Singapore President who questions government policies, although there has been debate on whether such a role is allowed under the Constitution.
The poll, which is unscientific and ran for about a week up to 16 August, asked users what kind of President they want for Singapore, and out of 4,993 respondents, 71 percent indicated they prefer a President who questions government policies.
The country's four presidential candidates -- former Member of Parliament Tan Cheng Bock, former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian, former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan and former senior civil servant Tan Jee Say -- have already indicated what voters could expect from them if elected.
Among the candidates, perhaps closest to the concept of a President who will raise policy issues with the government is Tan Jee Say, who said he would like to move the role of the Presidency much closer to the aspirations of the people. Tan also asserted that it is the duty of the President to use his moral authority to question the government judiciously and encourage them to do better.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he plans to introduce an annual statement to let Singaporeans know whether the President is doing his job, and to ask the government to shift its operations from the Istana grounds to another location in order to set a clear distinction between the government and the office of the President.
Earlier, Law Minister K Shanmugam said that the President could only act and speak on the advice of the Cabinet, drawing criticism from the public and calls for further clarification of the President's powers.
Meanwhile, the role of the President in regards to the country's reserves were also highlighted by poll respondents. Out of the total, 1,161 of the respondents or 23 percent said they want someone who will make protection of reserves the top priority.
An Elected President has the veto power on five areas including reserves, but the President's veto power can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in the Parliament.
Of the four candidates, NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian has said that he wants to use the reserves for the elderly poor, housing grants for national servicemen and policies that takes care of the needs of the ordinary people, and he did not discount using the veto power of the president to ensure such programmes are put in place.
Dr Tony Tan, who was former deputy chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, which manages the country's foreign reserves, also said that he aimed to protect the reserves.
The poll showed that not many respondents wanted the President to have a small say in government, as 199 users or four percent of respondents want a President who will be a figurehead, focusing on ceremonial duties, while 81 users or two percent want a President who will act only as advised by the Cabinet.
Singapore will go to the polls on 27 August to choose Singapore's seventh President.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/sing...sident-questions-policies-poll-071223868.html
