The upcoming presidential election is expected to be called by September 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Mr Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has said he would consider contesting the upcoming presidential election, which is expected to be called by September 2023.
While he had never publicly indicated his interest until his interview with Bloomberg, Mr Lee had joined the opposition Progress Singapore Party in 2020 and helped the party led by former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock campaign during the general election that year. Since then, there has been speculation about whether Mr Lee would run for president or in a future general election.
Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan said Article 19 of the Constitution requires a presidential hopeful to satisfy the Presidential Elections Committee, which issues certificates of eligibility, that he is “a person of integrity, good character and reputation”. Mr Lee, who is the younger son of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has also indicated that with the ongoing probe, he may not return to the country. He told Bloomberg that he was not sure “what the chances are that I will return to Singapore in the foreseeable future” with the ongoing investigation.
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