Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will abdicate before to the 2025 elections

Prior to the general elections in 2025, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that he would transfer authority to a new generation of leaders. Prior to becoming 70 years old in 2022, Lee, 71, had intended to relinquish his position and give his deputy, Lawrence Wong, full authority.

However, Lee stated he had to guide Singapore through the coronavirus crisis, so that was postponed. Lee said that Wong and his group had “earned their spurs” during the epidemic and that “there is no reason to delay the political transition” in a speech delivered on Sunday to members of his People’s Action Party (PAP).

Thus, Lee said, “I plan to turn over to DPM Lawrence prior to the next general election.” “I shall be available to the new PM after that. I’ll go wherever he feels I may be of use. He said, “I’ll do my hardest to support him and his squad as they compete and win the next GE.

Since taking office in 2004, Lee has served as prime minister. He did not specify when he would pass the reins to Wong, the 50-year-old finance minister. Lee said, “If all goes well, I will hand over by the PAP’s 70th birthday next year,” alluding to November 2024, the party’s foundation anniversary.

Only twice since Singapore gained its independence in 1965 has the prime minister not been a member of the Lee family, if Wong assumes the position. Lee Kuan Yew, the father of Lee Hsien Loong, served as the nation’s first prime minister. It had been his “great fortune and honor” to serve the nation for his whole adult life, a clearly tearful Lee told the partygoers. According to Lee, the group had undergone a complete metamorphosis, molded by the many difficulties we faced.

However, he affirmed that it would stay “dedicated to Singapore” and maintain the island’s “safe and secure,” meaning that it wouldn’t alter under the next administration. The governing party has lately been shaken by a number of unusual controversies.

The scandals, which authorities acknowledge have damaged the government’s image of being uncorruptible, included the resignation of two lawmakers from the governing party over an affair and the investigation of the transport minister for possible corruption.