The following is an announcement by the President of Singapore, Dr Tony Tan.
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Prime Minister Lee has just delivered his speech in Parliament on the Constitutional Amendments.
The proposed amendments will ensure that our Constitution as a living document is aptly refreshed. As I said in my Presidential Message to Parliament yesterday, the institution of Elected Presidency has to stay relevant with time and our local context.
As the next Presidential election will be a reserved one for Malay candidates, I will not be standing in the next Presidential election. I look forward to seeing a Malay President after 46 years.
My priority remains unchanged. I will continue to focus on performing my current role as President as well as I can for the remainder of my term, strengthening community ties and forging better international relations for Singapore. Together, we can build a better Singapore for our future.