British's democracy preserve a queen, Singapore a king?

• (human)

  10 May 07, 15:54

  The British democracy allows a queen for it's country. Our Singapore which is adopting the British's democracy also allow a king?
• allentyb

  10 May 07, 15:58

  
  
  what are you talking about?
• (human)

  10 May 07, 16:07

  It means the system allows a queen there. The same system that is running here allows someone to possess special rights like a king?
• hawkeye1819

  10 May 07, 23:54

  Originally posted by (human):

  The same system that is running here allows someone to possess special rights like a king?

  Who? The President or the PM?
  
  Or the SGX chief?
• (human)

  11 May 07, 10:56

  Originally posted by hawkeye1819:

  Who? The President or the PM?
  
  Or the SGX chief?

  Don't you think the position of MM and SM is like king? Don't it seems like they can take the postion forever and never retire?
• Texcoco II

  12 May 07, 00:25

  
• kopikid

  12 May 07, 08:37

  they do retire when they kick the bucket.
  
  hang in there guys!
  
  we can do it!
  
• rane

  12 May 07, 12:46

  Singapore is no where, no way to be compared with Britain. Britain takes care of old folks, over here no $ no care when we grow old!
  
  so King or not is not important. The Brit style of running the country is different from Singapore.
• mancha

  12 May 07, 14:55

  Britain is a monarchy.
  Singapore is a republic.
• JuanCarlos

  12 May 07, 16:10

  The positions of MM and SM have nothing to the British Westminister parliamentary system, it is 'unique' to singapore. The similarity is that the head of state whether it is a monarch or a president holds mainly ceremonial powers, real power lies in the cabinet and parliament.