Analysis: Next Speaker's impartiality under more scrutiny after Tan Chuan-Jin's hot mic remark, affair with MP
Today·2023-07-19 08:00
SINGAPORE — Following Mr Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation as Speaker of Parliament, there is likely to be more intense scrutiny on who will take over the role given an increased focus on the importance of the Speaker's impartiality, said political analysts.
Although somewhat overshadowed by more recent revelations of his affair with a Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Tan had in early July landed in hot water for using “unparliamentary language" during an April sitting in reaction to a speech made by Workers' Party MP Jamus Lim.
……Singapore Government Politics
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Astro KW 21/07/2023
So long as the candidate is nominated by the PM, and comes from the ruling PAP, it will be hard to convince netizens that he / she will be Impartial! 😓 Even if he /she IS, people will still perceive it as 'biased',... 😥 That's the Sad truth!
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Usere33e 19/07/2023
Who is next de Souza hide evidence and it’s ok pap? Or waiting for PM instruction
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KimiJay 19/07/2023
I think Prof. Tommy Koh is a good candidate for the speaker role
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Userh7h7 19/07/2023
to be fair hire a third party without any political party to be the speaker.
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penguin59 21/07/2023
whatever he pass the remark because he is jelouse of Jamus popularity as he thought he was! impulsive but truthfrom his heart.
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