And so we find ourselves with three candidates for POTROS. I know. We don't call our President, POTROS for short, like the US calls theirs POTUS (President of the United States). But we are the country that LOVES acronyms - CPF, HDB, PIE, BTO, CTE, COE, MOE, CMPD, CPIB, etc.
So why not POTROS?
But I digress.
Of the three candidates, one is at risk of making a donation to Singapore by forfeiting his deposit as he had done previously.
My summary of the reasons to vote for them have been posted earlier.
But the real reason to vote for any of them is whether they would work within the framework of Singapore's political and governance structure.
What is the role of the President, and how does he (or she) work with the Government?
Unfortunately, by making the President an Elected position, it has unfortunately politicised the position of POTROS, and some candidates have sort to carve out a political role for the President.
There is no such role.
But it does not stop the deluded, and the delusional from their aspiration.
And for them to try to entice the voters to vote for them under wrong pretences.
I have not bothered to listen to the candidates' "politicking" or their campaigns, or their promises.
The elected president simply needs to work within the constitution and within their powers as granted by the legal framework.
All other extraneous "promises" are just so much hot air.
And in fact the more extraneous promises are made, the less likely I will vote for that candidate because those mendacious promises show either a misunderstanding of the role of POTROS, or an unmitigated willingness to delude and mislead voters for the purpose of winning the election.
If the election does not really matter, I would vote for the candidate that might result in an Istana Wedding, if for no other reason than to see how the Istana staff execute that event. It may well be fantastic.
Otherwise, I should vote responsibly.
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