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The Workers' Party's Sylvia Lim will not be able to speak about the reserved PE in the upcoming Parliamentary sitting. She had earlier filed a motion but lost out on a ballot that ended up with Murali Pillai's topic on community sentencing and rehabilitative options.

Netizen Ismail Kassim thinks Mdm Halimah Yacob is an inspiring personality but not when she is a "PAP-sponsored" candidate. He acknowledged that all 3 candidates have achieved a lot but are only hurting themselves by taking part in the "flawed EP contest".

Opposition politician Ang Yong Guan thinks there is no chance of anyone becoming President democratically if he or she does not have links to "the whites". He said the world is marching on, but the PAP is crawling behind. Do you agree?

A netizen who is against the reserved Presidential Election said he would rather vote for someone who will donate all his salary and make it like a "prerequisite" for future Presidential candidates. What do you think?

As a Singaporean,It is frustrated to see that the government is overpaying the president. Every year, $1.54 million is paid to the president from the taxpayer money. Lee Kuan Yew has made a serious mistake by overpaying the President.

Khan Osman Sulaiman continues to harp on how the reserved presidency is a bad decision and likened it to 'The Voice' singing competition which only accepted Chinese singers. He thinks race-based policies will only create a divisive society instead of strengthening it.

Would Halimah Yacob have qualified for PE2017 if the Government stuck to the Constitutional Commission's recommendation of having at least 6 years experience in a relevant office? Mdm Halimah had only held the office of the Speaker for about 4.5 years.

Activist Gilbert Goh announced that the 2nd Sep debate on reserved Presidency has been cancelled. The speeches were supposed to take place at Hong Lim Park but faced problems as it "touch on race matters". Goh chose to cancel it as he doubts they will be able to get a police permit now.

A netizen was skeptical of how many Malays are actually qualified to run for the upcoming Presidential Election, given that the criteria and scope is so stringent. He asked that the Government return to Nominating future Presidents instead.

Singapore Democratic Party's Chee Soon Juan penned an opinion piece on what he thinks is a "delusional world" of the Elected Presidency. He outlined Mr Ong Teng Cheong's efforts to check on the government (but to no avail), and how candidates after him have to be "approved by the government".