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社论:选项无几的第四代总理接班人

by Yee Loon
16/11/2018
in 政治, 舆论
Reading Time: 1 min read
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总理李显龙在11日的人民行动党中委会改选和干部大会上,开启第三代交棒第四代领导接班人的行动,资深中委卸任,准备逐步让第四代精英班底接手政权。

然而,李显龙对总理接班人的选项,其实所剩无几。

纵观整个内阁和第四代精英,似乎很难找到民望较高、较具号召力和凝聚力的领袖。

李显龙实则”帐下无人“。面对一手”烂牌“,既要看起来亲民、又具备行政经验,李显龙能够找到的”最佳“人选,似乎就只有陈振声。

即便内政部长尚穆根回应媒体,根据干部大会上的”站位“照片,推断他是副总理只是揣测;但陈振声和尚穆根,站在李显龙身旁,也绝非巧合,其中的潜台词,党内人士心照。

另一个能够透露些潜台词的”站位“照片,就是去年陈振声随李显龙出访中国,乘总理伉俪出席检阅仪式,和同仁们的合照。

当时陈振声还是总理公署部长,站在合照的最中间,双手往后摆,显得格外突出。

而陈振声几乎每年都随团出使中国,频频与中国领导接班人会面。

行动党帐下无人?何不尚达曼?

但也有者质问,是否非得让第四代精英接任下任总理,是否还有其他选项?其中政府投资公司前首席经济师杨南强,就对副总理尚达曼卸任中委感到遗憾。

他认为,尚达曼是现有决策者中,对国家未来50年社会、经济和政治改革和挑战,更有远见和具开放思维的领袖。

他担忧,国家即注重精英、不分种族和唯才是举,但把”新加坡还未准备好又印度人当总理“当作借口,将是国人的悲哀和损失,也否定了大家看到关键改革的机会。

体制改革,让更有素质领袖代表民意

前南洋理工大学副教授施仁乔,也在推特发言质问”为何不是尚达曼?“他质疑为何非得以第四代接班人来否定国人唯一的期许— 让真正拥有民望和世界级水平施政能力的领袖,来领导国家?

有别于其他国家,我国现有的政治精英,并非经过长期基层耕耘和政治斗争,积攒较深厚的群众基础。今日行动党,仅凭借着前人留下来的政治运作机制,得以继续稳固政权。

新加坡人更需要的,是诉求体制的改革,改善民主制度和弊病(例如恢复总统直选)。才能确保更有素质的政治领袖,有更公平的平台参选并代表人民。

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