Following the expulsion of Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party, there have been lively debates on whether a by-election is mandatory under Singapore law, and if so, when it should be called. On one side were law lecturers, like Mr Eugene Tan from SMU, who have said that while the law is clear on there being no obligation for the Prime Minister to call a by-election within a certain time frame, this does not mean ?an unfettered discretion? to delay the calling of one indefinitely.
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