is back on the agenda and analysts said that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has the slight edge given his public exposure and profile, since he fronted several major national issues and is co-chair of the multi-ministry Covid-19 task force.
Dr Felix Tan, a political analyst from Nanyang Technological University , said that the tussle still looks to be between Mr Wong and Mr Ong, but Mr Wong seems to be leading because of the exposure that he has received in the public domain, both as finance minister and from his role within the Covid-19 task force.and religion. The public seemed to take well to and gravitate towards Mr Wong views on Singapore’s changing socio-political landscape, he said.
He has become “quieter”, Dr Tan of NTU said, since he moved from heading the Ministry of Trade and Industry to the Ministry of Education. Doing so will give the ruling party enough time to coalesce around the new successor. The outcome of the CEC elections will also affirm the appointment of a successor, she added.
Serious, what’s the issue? It’s not like there is a pool of talented people. Most of them are just there to make up the numbers. Either OYK or LW, it’s the same.