Race remains a factor in elections: PM Lee

Singapore

IT IS "not surprising" that race is still a factor during elections in Singapore and will remain so for years to come, and it's a fact that minority candidates are at a disadvantage with all other things being equal.

As he presented the government's position on the need to ensure a minority president is elected periodically, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pointed out that Singapore became a nation because of its strength as a multi-racial society.