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Singapore power handover will be smooth

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: SINGAPORE
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Singapore AP IMF-World Bank United Nations

Topical: economy politics social election government party policy education finance growth health opposition prices industry
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2023), "Singapore power handover will be smooth", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB283612

Monday, November 27, 2023

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He promised that he would then help Wong win the next parliamentary elections, which are due by November 2025. Former PAP stalwart Tharman Shanmugaratnam emphatically won the recent presidential poll.

Impacts

Lee would consult Wong over any cabinet reshuffle in the coming months.
Tharman will likely be a more high-profile president than many of his predecessors, given his global standing.
If Wong is indeed premier by this time next year, the PAP may eye parliamentary polls before the end of 2024 or in early 2025.

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