PM Lee, DPM Wong meet with President Tharman to formalise Singapore's leadership transition

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Istana on Monday (May 13) to submit his letter to resign his position and that of his government. The president then met with Prime Minister-designate Lawrence Wong and invited him to form the next government. cna.asia/4bwLhVq
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[@emilyinnetherlands5295]

So this is the Singapore version of one cabinet hand over to another cabinet. I Always believed that it will be like this, peaceful and graceful

[@estherveerappan988]

So Professional and so smoothly done. Proud to be Singaporean

[@Felix_SG]

nice to see the president actually look at the document

[@quintusfernando7396]

Why our politicians cannot behave like this, in a dignified manner?*** With Love from Sri.Lanka ❤

[@intercessorz7479]

God blessed Singapore

[@babangteo2853]

GOD Bless Singapore.

[@alexlong3714]

No drama, business as usual for Singaporean. Same PAP government under a different Leader and his team. Happy days.

[@vincelamvision]

Congratulations❤🎉

[@yorionongsoeraryo9726]

Bless Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, Lawrence Wong and President Tharman

[@emmelau6685]

God bless Singapore n all the lesders !

[@racer6022]

Congratulations Singapore & God bless👍👍👍

[@Wilson24678]

God bless Singapore

[@karthigesukeecha8902]

Good all done well the Handover in Gentleman style.👌🙏

[@davidlam3125]

Congratulations! For the post of Prime Minister. Blessings 👏👏 All the best 🤗🤗

[@entershikarii]

I really would’ve loved to have former DPM Tharman to be PM. I am also glad he’s President. Thank you, PM Lee. All the best to next-PM Lawrence Wong for this generation! Congratulations Singapore!

[@fed02]

This is indeed a historical moment for Singapore.

[@user-ks7er6kp6s]

No one will remember after a period of time

[@Iceberg6393]

😂😂😂😂

[@Iceberg6393]

the historical moment was when the respected late LKY built this country...

[@bahtiaraffendynd5929]

Majulah Singapura Onward Singapore Jiayu Xinjiapo Melepo Cinkkapur Regardless of race language or religion.. 💯🇸🇬👍🏼👍👍🏻👍🏾

[@syahmisulaiman1207]

congratulations for new prime minister singapore lawrence wong ,i from brunei darussalam 🇧🇳🇸🇬🤜🤛.

[@haridaspanicker5888]

Historic moment of transition in Singapore!

[@peacevkw]

How nice it would be if Malaysia had these kinds of leaders.

[@user-mn4kx4ch8c]

Left hand shake right hand

[@ssss8162]

All the best Singapore

[@bahtiaraffendynd5929]

15th May 2024..💯🇸🇬🤝🏻✍🏻

[@Max-uv6bt]

👍👍 Excited 😢❤

[@Iknow-mw8rf]

Surprisingly majority people said the people are the opposition themselves.

[@user-ou9yl2er3n]

李显龙总理这样交班是明智和有福的：总有一天要告别 总理的工作。功成名就，70年龄退休享乐轻松的每一天：给现代人的一个模式--太劳累人生以成过去式。😊

[@rajkumarvelupillai1447]

Congratulations and God bless Singapore 🇸🇬 😊

[@harrykekgmail]

Voluntary stepping down and handing over power to the next generation is a GREAT achievement. thank you

[@sjv9147s]

Are they discussing a template for ending the officially shrouded secrecy regarding the country's Pandora's box & the executives' remunerations who mind this?

[@thatone8085]

No corruption and that's how real men play the game. Cheap charlie iswaran is regretting.

[@vincecarlo]

KaKiLang

[@ringoj8678]

Good Moring Mr president ❤🇸🇬♥️

[@Abdullah-gi1db]

GOOD LEADER LSL❤

[@thangappankannan3307]

Congratulations and god bless

[@max11max11kok]

What’s the difference between the president and prime minister?

[@user-eb2sm8sk3p]

So much respect for the capable President. One of the most capable Cabinet in running the great Singapore.Congratulations to Singapore.

[@Chew81]

The person running the govenrment in Singapore is the Prime Minister. The President is the symbolic Head of State, a constitutional monarch if you will.

[@user-eb2sm8sk3p]

I just said that so much of respect for this capable President. Of course he is capable for the majority of the prople of Singapore to vote for him as the President.

[@Shan-tz7ct]

Sad to see him retire.

[@m00m00g1]

Who's retiring? Please get your facts correct. PM Lee is NOT retiring. Lee is stepping down as PM and passing on (i.e., handing over or transferring) the role/position to DPM Wong. PM Lee will remain as an active member in PM Wong's Cabinet as Senior Minister. Trust this clarifies.

[@user-cf8pd5kv1w]

👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪

[@yorionongsoeraryo9726]

Great Singapore

[@apepross4305]

sorry i m slow, who is in charge the govt?

[@anziar3038]

Tharman had an overwhelming victory in the presidential election because s'poreans acknowledge that PAP is the only competent and responsible party in s'pore. Awesome PAP!❤❤

[@lindc1070]

How did he break promises? This is the GE lineup. After GE there will be changes, wait and see. Some from 3G will step down before GE.

[@sgfuture7114]

Not some 3G... All 3G should step down... 😊

[@jer2911.L]

Natural progression

[@lindc1070]

@@sgfuture7114 🤣but we know only some will

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Good luck gorgeous people of Singapore, now you realize how beautiful democracy can be, when political duties work for everybody's interests and each individual is free to build up his own business, a political career can not be a private business, that's the hardest thing to teach😢😢😢 do not get corrupted for a selfish arrogant decision, but let it political duty work for the community... that's the true power we need the most, now you know how it feels, anyone of us can get involved to carry on a political battle.. out of business interests, 🎉❤🎉 good luck the new Prime Minister, let them web technologies work for you friends, connecting people is what we need the most

[@lonestar2314]

First world leadership ❤

[@asnahabdulrahman3420]

❤❤️❤️🇸🇬

[@LonganLee]

A man can have all the wealth but...... No one as statesmanly 👀

[@sgfuture7114]

🎉 Congratulation to LHL! 🎉 Finally you have step down 😊

[@Iceberg6393]

😂😂😂

[@woffydo]

left hand to right hand, all same party

[@danielwong7538]

拿得起 放得下 英雄💪

[@user-zd7qj1yb9d]

Must first press the manpower minister to give answers n statistic abt jobs in sg.numbers btw sg n foreigners.. And also numbers regarding PR process n all the work permits being reviewed.they come here to apply as students but no wrk permit still wrking ah,hw ah like tat??pls ask the relevant ministry to answer all tis qst.. Cos most of us true singaporeans r worried abt The future of our next generation..cos its not abt hw well is ur education but abt whether paying our children is more expensive so they rather pay all these FTs.

[@ahhoe80]

Majulah Singapura 👏

[@hamidsview6410]

Tharman should b the pm

[@PAPhypocrisy]

Think CECA Think FTs Think can you trust PAP

[@LonganLee]

6million or is it $9m dollar man?

[@ckGohhelen]

👍👍👍👏👏👏💪💪💪 🙏🙏🙏

[@hellenicculture8169]

iconic Singaportes mythycal rise SunYawa

[@lioneltang7543]

How much $ they spent to orchestrate this show

[@dontbeAClown]

joe

[@dontbeAClown]

ask joe mama

[@yewjin6107]

This is required to cast the legitimacy of new government.

[@Iceberg6393]

its not "they", its the taxpayer $...

[@TF-cc5zp]

The Same Football Team, Just change The Formation,Position, New Strategy But Under the Same Boss 🎉😂🎉

[@ttbrown9700]

PM Lee reporting to his former DPM...

[@BanyarOo-fi9wj]

President make me a call when u found me

[@user-ks7er6kp6s]

No declaration of public holiday leh😂😂😂😂If declare one day public holiday alot of money loss. What to do so stingy even LKY funeral also no holiday. Very pathetic

[@brontan6615]

propose gst hike to become pm, his life all sgreans dream

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

Thankfully, Li Hongyi is not the DPM! Phew!

[@limbehh8494]

Phew....C C Chan too. 😂

[@Superman91157]

Tinggi mana jabatan Singapura perdana Mentri atau presiden

[@haridaspanicker5888]

As far as I know, Singapore's Constitution follows the British tradition of democracy, where the President is the Head of State but the real administration is by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet, all elected by the people.

[@m00m00g1]

The President is the Head of State while the Prime Minister is the Head of Government. This is true for All countries (or most of them) under the British Commonwealth.

[@InfiniteReality-tx4xd]

Who is bigger?

[@fseow1]

He is shorter. That’s ok .

[@M2390s]

😂 what's height got to do with capability or standing in parliament

[@MDAnwarHossain-tp7js]

We are doing the same thong for the third time and we need to go to sleep

[@yikee7592]

Remember who is the Bossini, Bossi n Boss. ...when both shaking hands

[@peterpan9785]

as if the president can decide on anything .. its nothing more than a show

[@user-zd7qj1yb9d]

Manpower minister only know hw to talk abt skills future credit like so big deal..we want the real deal which is jobs for us singaporeans first!!

[@jjhenry3338]

The bad got worse. A clear downward graph. siliaola.

[@TomXiao-cc4yk]

Black indian matters

[@suprememaster1951]

PAP, The Authoritarian Party of Singapore, has fully control of people of Singapore’s Reserves and Livelihood. No opposing party can compete them. They have achieved. PAP can do whatever they want with the money and people’s lives.

[@M2390s]

What idiotic statements

[@user-zd7qj1yb9d]

Wat eva they want wit ppls lives??sure or not?? Who r they god almighty??

[@jj96432]

and im living a pretty decent life compared to other countries, so whats the issue

[@dontbeAClown]

supreme should volunteer to get locked up without trial to prove himself correct. otherwise supreme is just a clown with a frown upside down

[@cookingwithfluffytiny4371]

PM LW got thick hair. Looks like Nihon Jin. 😂 hope he does well for Singaporeans, tomorrow celebrations 🎂🍮🍦🥞

[@deschan2246]

Gst 9% hike .

[@jer2911.L]

@deschan2246 Really Dumb

[@lazyjane1223]

Diam la

[@deschan2246]

​@lazyjane1223 r u exempted from gst hike ? 😂

[@dontbeAClown]

so cheap. wanton mee 4.50, 1% only how many cents oiyo? only poor farks like des chan cannot afford ahh. but our good PAP government waste money to support des chan with u save vouchers lor. should force you to move to malaysia instead haiyaaaa.

[@martindawn934]

Morning President, a president you appointed

[@redstar19]

😇

[@ddonlee]

South paw vs orthodox

[@deschan2246]

Not people choice

[@nerolink7]

you also not our choice at all .

[@Iceberg6393]

ownself owned...😂😂

[@deschan2246]

Not Selected By People !!! 😂

[@martinbrock713]

A president who isn’t independent but got approved by PAP if you get trigged by the facts no matter how much you like Tharman not be blinded by him

[@nantakumaran9789]

Singaporeans elected him as President

[@dontbeAClown]

martin. singaporeans elected His Excellency as our president with a strong, formidable and convincing majority of 70%. he got the people's mandate. i believe if u were to contest in Kebun Baru you will lose your deposit.

[@PhatBite]

Well rehearsed propoganda .

[@tonykwok9763]

OWNSELF PROMOTE OWNSELF.....CONGRATS.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Eiji_Kisaragi]

OWNSELF appoint as senior minister..😂😂😂

[@Iceberg6393]

there is always a new rank on top... just to have names on the paycheck....

[@user-wo1fd1yq5o]

All kaki lang playing merry go round LMAO

[@martindawn934]

Jeyaretnam underscored the expectation that as President, Tharman should remain impartial and above political affiliations. He also reiterated concerns regarding the opacity surrounding Singapore’s reserves.

[@fed02]

Spam spam spam

[@nantakumaran9789]

Is there any Independent President ?

[@fed02]

@@nantakumaran9789 what does independent to you? Even Tan Kin Lian was not independent.

[@user-zd7qj1yb9d]

Yup its true wat JBJ said long time ago..

[@fed02]

@@user-zd7qj1yb9d jbj said so and that makes it true? Anyway what's important to me is to have a system that works in Singapore. Politicians are focused on the task on hand rather than the politics.

[@Hs5687]

CNA , 4G looking more like a Boy Scout Team , Where is the fabled “ Leadership Transition “ ? 😊

[@jer2911.L]

JUST TAKE THE MONEY AND LATER DECLARE MCO. SCAMMERS BIBLE.

[@Hs5687]

Transitioned to DOWNGRADE… After Reserves Drained by COVID…

[@BrandyHeng007]

Subservient to the Beholden.

[@Iknow-mw8rf]

Who be the pm also same, majority people said they choose the pap party but only getting more and more sufferings and problems from the pap party always of course.

[@jer2911.L]

@lknow-mw8rf Majority people said that they choose the PAP and keep getting CDC vouchers, Utility rebates, Pioneer, Merdeka and Majullah support. The PAP has done well. VOTE PAP

[@dontbeAClown]

the poor who dont work hard deserve to be poor

[@martinbrock713]

Tharman is correct in wanting to play the role of a referee if he becomes president.

[@martinbrock713]

How can a president and the Council of Presidential Advisers decide whether to approve a drawdown of the nation’s past reserves, unless they know how much past reserves the country has?

[@alexlong3714]

They know but not to the public.

[@martindawn934]

Chee Soon Juan SDP expressed concerns about the impact of immigration on Singapore’s cost of living, particularly highlighting the soaring prices of HDB resale flats and private properties.

[@jer2911.L]

@martindawn934 The western media and people like Chee Soon Juan. Why does he complain? Because without telling lies, he has no way to dislodge us. But when we accuse him, we'll stick it on him. I call you a charlatan and a rouge. You sue me and I will prove it. He dares not sue me because he'll have to go into the witness box and we'll prove that he's a charlatan and a rouge. LKY

[@M2390s]

Ok and you believe him?

[@user-zd7qj1yb9d]

Pls bring power back to the ppl of SG!

[@martindawn934]

Jeyaretnam suggested a perception of bias towards PAP, implying that Mr Tharman utilized his position as President to advocate for the party’s interests during a sensitive political period.

[@jer2911.L]

@martindawn934 The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong has instructed the POFMA office to issue correction Directions to Mr. Jeyaretnam, Guyzy Asia and the Online Citizen Asia. The Correction Directions require recipients to insert a notice against the original post, with a link to the Govt's clarification.

[@tanalan3475]

Birds of the LEEtator’s feather flock together!

[@Iknow-mw8rf]

So pm lee became s.minister, for money sake he still stay in pap party.

[@jer2911.L]

@lknow-mw8rf Stop being prisoner of your past, be the architect of your future.

[@Iceberg6393]

spot on...

[@zahidallapitchay9366]

Never Ever Trust wat a Politician says Especially those PAP 4G ones GUYS

[@jer2911.L]

@zahidallapapitchay9366 Also don't trust what the politicans from WP, PSP and SDP say. Even WP chief Pritam Singh was charged for lying to a Parliamentary Committee.

[@M2390s]

😂

[@xianlonglee-ty6qe]

LW made many promises to his peers and broke most in a single Cabinet reshuffle. Factions within the PAP, who were betrayed by LW, should gather support and challenge LW's new appointment as PM. KS, CCS, OYK, JT, CHT, etc should rally support from PAP MPs and call for a motion of no confidence on LW immediately after the swearing in ceremony. It would be another 20 years before anyone else has a chance at the top job if LW succeeds. I'm sure many PAP MPs want the top job.

[@natureadventurist956]

The team needs adjustment to new boss mgmt and we don't need your type of comment that ruffles one's feather.

[@jer2911.L]

@xianlonglee-ty6qe Jealously and hypocrisy are the worst defaults of human beings. You must respect one rule and that is "never lie to yourself"

[@All-By-Myself]

The ownself group 😁😂😂

[@GohKokLoong-lv4jf]

👍👏👏👏加油加油！

[@GohKokLoong-lv4jf]

加油我们新领导！👍👏👏👏

[@PAPhypocrisy]

Think CECA Think FTs Think can you trust PAP