GE2025: Constitution ‘expressly provides’ for NMP to join a political party after stepping down, says Shanmugam
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GE2025: Constitution ‘expressly provides’ for NMP to join a political party after stepping down, says Shanmugam
“If you look at the Constitution, it expressly provides for an NMP to step down as an NMP and … join a political party and take part in elections,” says Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.
Constitution 'expressly provides' for an NMP to join a political party after resigning: Shanmugam
Under the Constitution, former Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) can join political parties and contest in the General Election, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (March 31). His comments today come after former NMP Syed Harun Alhabsyi was seen with other Nee Soon GRC MPs at an event on March 27, fuelling speculation that Dr Syed might contest in GE2025. Dr Syed and former NMP Raj Joshua Thomas had both resigned from …
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