Between 1981 and 1991, Singapore underwent a defining decade of political change. Former Senior Minister S. Jayakumar, who helped shape three landmark constitutional reforms, sits down with three young CNA journalists at the Old Parliament House, where these laws were passed. Drawing on his new book, he revisits President Ong Teng Cheong's disagreements with the Government and the 2011 Presidential Election, when questions arose over the powers of the office — two tests that shaped the Elected Presidency.
0:00 Lee Kuan Yew takes the pulse of Singaporeans
3:28 Politicians debate the Elected Presidency
4:30 How important laws are protected
7:56 How Ong Teng Cheong tested the Presidency
13:26 The risk of a “Maverick President”
18:14 How to broaden the candidate pool
20:47 Does the Presidency require stronger entrenchment?
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