Singapore plans no early elections: Lee Kuan Yew

TradingMarkets.com, 4 Mar 2009

SINGAPORE, Mar 04, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- TRIN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said he does not see any purpose in having early elections before 2011, local media reported on Wednesday.

According to TV broadcaster Channelnewsasia, Lee spoke at a dialogue session with business leaders organized by Thomson Reuters that a lot depends on how the financial crisis develops. He said Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is feeling the pulse of the financial market and how it will impact the country's economy and employment situation.

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