Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday (April 15) that he will hand over power to his successor Lawrence Wong on May 15.
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00:00 Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsian-lung announced on social media that he will hand
00:07 over power to his successor Lawrence Wong on May 15.
00:12 His announcement comes after his bilateral meeting with New Zealand's Prime Minister
00:15 Christopher Luxon on Monday.
00:18 He said he will relinquish his post on May 15 and Wong will be sworn in as the new Prime
00:22 Minister at 8pm at the Astana.
00:26 Soon after the announcement, Wong said in a video message that he joined politics in
00:30 2011 because he wanted to contribute to the Singapore story and little did he expect to
00:35 be picked as the Prime Minister one day.
00:37 "I accept this responsibility with humility and a deep sense of duty.
00:44 I pledge to give my all in this undertaking.
00:48 Every ounce of my energy shall be devoted to the service of our country and our people."
00:56 Wong is the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister and has been Prime Minister-in-waiting
01:00 since April 2022.
01:03 Lee, who took office as the third Prime Minister in August 2004 at the age of 52, has served
01:09 for five terms.
01:10 He has also been a member of the Singapore Parliament and has been a member of the Singapore
01:17 Parliament since 2013.
01:18 He has also been a member of the Singapore Parliament since 2013.
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