Singapore's next president to be reserved for Malay candidates - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Next year's presidential election will be reserved for candidates from the Malay community, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in Parliament yesterday.The move would pave the way for Singapore to have its first Malay president in over 46 years, since the country's first president, Mr Yusof Ishak, died in office in 1970. Following the statement, President Tony Tan Keng Yam posted on Facebook that he "will not be standing in the next presidential election" as it would be for Malays. "I look forward to seeing a Malay president after 46 years," he added. PM Lee, speaking on the second day of the debate on proposed changes to the elected presidency, made clear for the first time the Government's intention to trigger the proposed mechanism for reserved election in the next polls. He also explained to the House the finer details and broad reasoning behind the decision for the timing, and said that race and religion are very deep-seated realities here. "Even though the minority communities have not pressed for it in Singapore, we should make arrangements now to ensure the presidency will be multiracial," he said. He gave two reasons. One, he is very familiar with the office, having helped to conceive, implement and refine it over three decades. "I am doing it now, because it would be irresponsible of me to kick this can down the road and leave the problem to my successors," he said. Two, he wants to adjust the office before any problems show up, so that it can continue to function well. PM Lee made two key arguments for his vision of the office. It is an important stabiliser in Singapore's political system, acting as a safeguard against profligate spending and upholding the integrity of the civil service. Hence, the president must be elected.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spores-next-president-set-to-be-malay[/url] Sorta old news, but still relevant. Lol so much for democracy here.

when are we going to get a Chinese PM :v:

How about the best person for the job gets it?

[QUOTE=Occlusion;51410479]How about the best person for the job gets it?[/QUOTE] Cause racial harmony

[QUOTE=Butthurter;51410731]never, malaysia is racist af lets be real [editline]22nd November 2016[/editline] that and isnt it by law that only people who are muslim AND malay allowed to run for PM here[/QUOTE] Im not sure if it's either in the constitution or law for that to be the case

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;51410723]Cause racial harmony[/QUOTE] Isn't the whole "racial harmony" thing a bunch of BS though? Like I'm told it's more "racial tolerance" than anyone actually getting along and the government are just clamping down on anyone who says otherwise.

[QUOTE=GordonZombie;51410741]Isn't the whole "racial harmony" thing a bunch of BS though? Like I'm told it's more "racial tolerance" than anyone actually getting along and the government are just clamping down on anyone who says otherwise.[/QUOTE] Ya its BS While you have white privilege in America and to a larger extend in Asia (boy don't even get me started on how good it is to be white in Asia) We've got Chinese privilege

[QUOTE=Butthurter;51410731]never, malaysia is racist af lets be real [editline]22nd November 2016[/editline] that and isnt it by law that only people who are muslim AND malay allowed to run for PM here[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Matrix374;51410736]Im not sure if it's either in the constitution or law for that to be the case[/QUOTE] No constitutional requirements. However you must be a member of the House of Representatives unlike in other countries (ie Australia) where you can be either from the House or the Senate. The only position where you need to be a Malay Muslim is as the Chief Minister of the 9 monarch states. [url]http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/appointment_of_prime_minister.html[/url]

Affirmative action for national leaders? Okay then.