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It would be unconstitutional for Singapore to delay the holding of a General Election beyond the April 2021 deadline, as such a delay can only be done if a state of emergency is called, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament on Tuesday.
Nor is calling a state of emergency something to be done lightly, he said. He was replying to Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher de Souza, who noted that former MP Tan Cheng Bock had suggested that the general election be postponed and that the president exercise her power to create a caretaker government.
Amid the current Covid-19 crisis, the choice that Singapore faces is between hoping that the situation will stabilise in time so that elections can be held then, or settle the elections early to give the new government a full and fresh mandate to take tough decisions in the interests of the country, said Mr Teo.
“When you are sailing into a storm, you want to be certain of who your captain is, and that he will not be changed halfway,” he added.
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