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August 15, 2005
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It's constitution proclaims the President is elected by universal suffrage. However to qualify candidates must be vetted by a three person committee, meet onerous conditions and qualifications that border on the ridiculous. The remaining candidate is then declared the winner by default. North Korea? No. Singapore. In the words of a reader: "You would think that at least they would say, "Here is the list of people who qualify" rather than, "Please register" and then "None of you qualify"! The list must be so small in the first place. And the bloke who was qualified but they rejected has been totally vilified in the press, all because he wanted to serve his country! Below the jump is the constitution's qualification requirements, but the key ones are that you are a good chap and that you've been a minister, senior civil servant or some other Finally, some homework: list 5 effective differences between Chinese and Singaporean politics. Other reading Mr Brown sees a transformer in Singaporean politics. Wikipedia on the conditions to be President of Singapore. Qualifications and disabilities of President (1) No person shall be elected President unless he is qualified for election in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Constitution.posted by Simon on 08.15.05 at 11:18 AM in the
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