SINGAPORE: The debate on proposed changes to the Elected Presidency system resumed on Tuesday (Nov 8), with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking on the Bill tabled to amend the Constitution.
On Monday, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob delivered a message on behalf of President Tony Tan Keng Yam, in which he urged Members of Parliament discussing the proposed changes to keep Singapore’s future in mind.
In its White Paper released in September, the Government had broadly accepted the recommendations made by a nine-member Constitutional Commission in its review of the Elected Presidency system.
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