Tag Archive: elected presidency

Jufrie Mahmood: Malays Oppose Reserved Malay Elected Presidency Not For Racist Reasons

If you are a non Malay and you oppose the amendments to the constitution to reserve the post of the Elected President for a Malay this time round solely because you don’t want a Malay to hold the post then…
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Elected Presidency – PAP ‘Elite’ Treating Us Like Children, Don’t Trust Our Choice

Some so called “smart” leaders think we should get Malays as PE since abt 50yrs, Malays is not being elected Singapore’s President. Some others think ‘Nah! We should not choose based on races, we should choose more on their credibilities…
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Bernard Chen: Lee Kuan Yew Would Not Have Approved Of Malay President Through Affirmative Action

The PAP turns 62 today. A week ago, they spoke up for and stood by affirmative action, the very principle that its founding members fought against, every tooth and every nail. The irony passes them by as they legitimises it…
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Singapore’s Next President: A Look At Potential Candidates

Amendments to the Constitution were passed on Nov 9, with Members of Parliament voting in favour of the Government’s proposed changes to the Elected Presidency 77 to six. Apart from tightening the eligibility criteria and strengthening the powers of the Council…
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Norshahril Saat: Changes To Elected Presidency Necessary Tokenism To Boost Long Term Multiracialism

Of the changes to the elected presidency passed by Parliament last week, the one to reserve an election for a particular racial group is the most contentious. With that change to the Constitution, a presidential election will be reserved for…
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