SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented on the changes in the way the Republic's leaders engage with civil society and the impact of policymaking since last May's General Election. On engagement efforts, Prof Tan said, ?We're moving away from an era of technocrat-politicians, to one where our MPs have to be more a politician than a technocrat. We now expect our political leaders to emote, to engage, to be 'friends'."
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