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On 24 November, at the PAP's biennial conference celebrating the party's 70th anniversary, Lee stepped down as secretary general, although he remained in CEC. [54] [55] Gan also stepped down from the CEC, while Chee Hong Tat was co-opted into CEC for the first time. [56] On 4 December 2024, Wong was elected as the PAP Secretary-General. [57]
The elections were the eighteenth general elections in Singapore and the thirteenth since independence. [5] The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) secured its 15th consecutive term in government since 1959. The results saw the ruling PAP winning 83 elected seats with the Workers' Party (WP) winning the remaining 10.
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore.Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, Chinese: 移民與關卡局 ；Malay: Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore.
The president of Singapore is the head of state of Singapore, is paid an annual salary of S$1.54 million, or US$1.1 million, and is subject to periodic White Paper reviews. [3] The previous president was Halimah Yacob , who took office on 14 September 2017.
General elections were held for the first time in Singapore on 20 March 1948, [1] when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council became directly-elected. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted to British subjects with residency or were born in Singapore. Around 2.4% (~23,000) of the total population of 940,000 voted in the election.
Dr. Paul Tambyah, Chairperson of the SDP, commented on the new CEC line-up, stating that it comprises a balanced mix of experienced party veterans and dynamic young members, all committed to fostering a more democratic Singapore. He expressed confidence that the team would successfully manage town councils and address important issues in ...
Chiam See Tong (Chinese: 詹时中; pinyin: Zhān Shízhōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiam Sî-tiong; born 12 March 1935) [2] is a Singaporean retired politician, lawyer, secretary-general of SDP between 1980 and 1993, secretary-general of SPP between 2011 and 2019 and the chairman of SDA between 2001 and 2011 and Leader of the Opposition between 1986 and 1993 and between 1997 and 2006.