New candidates could be fielded in next General Election: PM Lee

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Speaking on a live call-in programme on Capital 95.8FM, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he hopes to bring in more new candidates in the next General Election, including some who will be able to fill ministerial posts.

• POSTED: 19 May 2015 21:24

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Capital 95.8FM studio. (Photo: Goh Chiew Tong)









SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he hopes to bring in more new candidates in the next General Election, including some who will be able to fill ministerial posts.


Mr Lee was speaking on Tuesday evening (May 19) on a live call-in programme on MediaCorp Radio's Capital 95.8FM.


"Half the leadership team has already emerged. In the last General Election, we brought in many new people, including a few ministers,” Mr Lee said in Mandarin. “In the next election, we hope to bring in another batch of new people, including candidates who can be office holders."


The next General Election must be held by January 2017.




Mr Lee also stressed that every election is serious, as it will see the selection of a leadership team tasked to look after citizens and the country's future.


"We can't say at the next election, the next Government is already confirmed and we are now just choosing how many opposition members we want, or which constituencies the opposition should be given more of a chance in. I think this is a dangerous way of thinking,” Mr Lee said.




- CNA/dl


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