Your current location:HOME >sport >Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 10:31:53 Source: Internet compilationEdit:sport
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm, and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong.
Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s president to appoint Wong, who is currently deputy prime minister and finance minister, to succeed him, his office said in a brief statement. Wong, who has the unanimous support of lawmakers in the long-ruling People’s Action Party, will be sworn in at the national palace later the same day, it said.
Lee has served as prime minister and head of the PAP since August 2004.
Lee announced last November that he would retire this year and has already named Wong as his designated successor. Lee originally planned to step down before turning 70, but those plans were shelved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“For any country, a leadership transition is a significant moment. Lawrence and the 4G (fourth-generation) team have worked hard to gain the people’s trust, notably during the pandemic,” Lee said in a Facebook post on Monday. “I ask all Singaporeans to give Lawrence and his team your full support, and work with them to create a brighter future for Singapore.”
Fresh heartache for cancer2024-05-21 10:30
Bizarre moment RADAR picks up a structure above 'UFO hotbed' during rocket experiment2024-05-21 10:19
Anne Robinson reveals she's dating Queen Camilla's ex2024-05-21 10:19
China, Romania sign memorandum on delta, wetland protection2024-05-21 09:59
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America2024-05-21 09:58
China, Romania sign memorandum on delta, wetland protection2024-05-21 09:58
Tyson Fury flies into rage after being separated from Oleksandr Usyk at heated weigh2024-05-21 08:40
A man investigated in the deaths of women in northwest Oregon has been indicted in 3 killings2024-05-21 08:29
Fresh heartache for cancer2024-05-21 08:22
NBA legend Paul Pierce taken to hospital with gruesome injury2024-05-21 08:02
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 262024-05-21 10:06
Noncitizen voting becomes a center of 2024 GOP messaging2024-05-21 10:03
Tunisians stage anti2024-05-21 10:02
Man charged in random attack on Steve Buscemi in NYC2024-05-21 09:46
Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit2024-05-21 09:36
Jaime Torres wins the Preakness with Seize the Grey 2 years after starting to ride horses2024-05-21 09:27
Gaza: US, international volunteer doctors trapped in hospital by Israeli assault2024-05-21 09:11
Hundreds of pro2024-05-21 08:52
Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad2024-05-21 08:50
Cannes Film Festival: See the red carpet photos from week 12024-05-21 08:14