SMU Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law Jack Lee, as well as Constitutional Law Professor Thio Li-ann and Adjunct Law Professor Kevin Tan from NUS, spoke in agreement with NMP Eugene Tan, who asserted on Tuesday that the law in fact mandates a by-election for Hougang SMC, and that Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong's discretionary power with respect to calling for one is "not an unfettered one".
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