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【国会】第14届国会开幕 议员正式宣誓就职

新加坡第14届国会于今晚(8月24日)进行开幕仪式,93名国会议员和两名非选区议员宣誓就职。 由于疫情关系,开幕仪式分两地进行。新届国会在傍晚5时30分召开首次会议,原议长、马林百列集选区议员陈川仁,再次受委并宣誓出任议长。 新加坡总统哈莉玛称,政府和反对党都有责任建立国人对公共机构的信任,并且让国家取得良好成果。他要求在一些课题需求同存异,关乎国家生存和未来核心问题,需建立广泛共识;她也劝谕政府应接受理性的辩论和新的处事方法。 除了工人党10位当选议员,还有两位来自前进党的非选区议员潘群勤和梁文辉,也在今日宣誓就职。 本届国会有多达28女性议员,至于年仅26岁的工人党盛港集选区议员辣玉莎,成为最年轻国会议员。