The Singapore Parliament comprises a single House that is known as the 'Legislature' along with the President of Singapore. So the parliament of Singapore is primarily unicameral with the President as the head. This Singapore Parliament currently has around eighty-four members of Parliament with the maximum tenure for each of them being five years. So it becomes customary to hold elections within three months after the dissolution of the Parliament.
The Singapore Parliament actually met at the Old Parliament House from the year 1955 till the year 1999. After 1999, the Parliament shifted to its new location with the rear building becoming the chamber of the former Attorney General. The Singapore Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. Thus, the members of the Parliament are chosen through general elections and the leader of the political party which gains the maximum number of seats is usually called by the President. The President of Singapore gives him an option to become the Prime Minister. The person who becomes the Prime Minister is given the right to select the ministers and form his cabinet from the elected members of Parliament. When the new Singapore Parliament meets, at first the speaker is elected after which an oath taking ceremony is held.
One of the major Singapore tourist attractions, the travelers make it a point to visit the Parliament House of Singapore. The cultural landmark of Singapore, the Parliament House of Singapore is located in the Civic District within the central business district area. The parliament House housing the Singapore Parliament was deigned to become a symbol of authority and stateliness. The top of the Parliament House in the shape of a prism is a modern take on the traditional structure of domes and was designed by Ong Teng Cheong.
The Parliament House apart from hosting the parliamentary sessions also include a library, a dining room, a range of IT and meeting rooms coupled with media facilities, a hundred and seventy seat auditorium, a hundred seat cafeteria and a gymnasium. Underground space is allotted for parking cars , therefore one can see the lush green stretch f the garden for over two and a half hundred square meters.
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