Mr Wong reiterated a degree he made in an interview earlier than taking workplace, that he doesn’t take the mandate from Singaporeans as a right.
“I don’t assume that I’ll proceed as prime minister or that the PAP (Folks’s Motion Occasion) will mechanically type the following authorities,” he stated.
When the following normal election arrives, the PAP will current to the individuals its observe file and what it has achieved on this time period of presidency, stated Mr Wong.
“We hope that shall be enough to earn confidence and belief from Singaporeans, and we hope they are going to give us the possibility to manipulate Singapore,” he stated.
He stated the federal government is anxious, due to the latest American elections and contests elsewhere, about election outcomes the place “society turns into extra divided, extra polarised, after which there isn’t any winner”.
“Sure, the election could produce a winner. However in the long run, everyone seems to be worse off as a result of it makes it tougher to manipulate, and it makes it tougher for nations to maneuver ahead,” stated Mr Wong.
He stated the federal government has safeguards in place to deal with this, having put in place measures to counter falsehoods, deepfakes and misinformation whereas explaining its issues to Singaporeans.
“We hope on the finish of the day that Singaporeans themselves will do their half, as a result of on the finish of the day, Singaporeans hopefully will perceive what’s at stake is selecting the best social gathering to manipulate,” stated Mr Wong.
That is essential for Singapore because it charts its approach by means of a world that’s “turning into extra harmful, extra turbulent, extra risky, harder for small nations like us”, he added.
