Singapore's 13th Parliament: Explained in charts

SINGAPORE — The Republic’s 13th Parliament will sit for its first session tomorrow (Jan 15) at 3.30pm, with President Tony Tan delivering his opening address at 8.30pm.

Proceedings will kick-off with the re-election of Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, followed by the oath-taking of 89 Members of Parliament (MPs) and two Non-constituency MPs (NCMPs) selected at the ballot box during the 2015 General Election.

Parliament will then reconvene from Jan 25 to Jan 29 to debate on the President’s address. But before the heavy lifting begins, take in these quick info nuggets on the Parliament of Singapore. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

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