By Shaun Poon
Mr Iswaran was replying to a question raised at the a seminar last Friday on Switzerland and Singapore held by the Institute of Policy Studies and Avenir Suisse. He added that a “deep and extensive consultation” was “an important government process to uphold”. A participant noted a recent Swiss initiative and asked the Minister if a people-run system would be on the cards for consideration in Singapore in the future.
Last month, Switzerland cast votes on a popular initiative to end compulsory military service. In Switzerland the electorate can vote to amend the constitution through a popular initiative if it gathers a minimum of 100,000 signatories.
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