Singaporeans more receptive to minority premier, survey finds


More Singapore residents are saying that the race of the future prime minister be it Chinese, Indian or Malays, is not a matter of concern for them now. - Photo from The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Bloomberg): As the search for Singapore’s next leader continues, more residents are saying that the race of the future prime minister is not a matter of concern for them.

About 70% of the respondents to a survey conducted by CNA and the Institute of Policy Studies were open to a Singaporean-Malay or Singaporean-Indian prime minister compared to 60.8% and 64.3%, respectively, six years ago.

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