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1 | Singapore: Speaker of Parliament Resigns Over Sex Scandal | Singapore: Fametraham-Pialàn'ny Filohan'ny Parlemanta Noho Ny Resa-Betaveta |
2 | Michael Palmer, former Speaker of Parliament | Michael Palmer, Filoha teo aloha tao amin'ny Parlemanta |
3 | | Nametra-pialàna ny Alarobia teo ny solombavambahoaka mpikambana tao amin'ny Parlemanta, hany tokana avy amin'ny Punggol East SMC sady Filohan'ny Parlemanta, Michael Palmer, rehefa avy niaiky ny fanànany raharaha maizina ivelan'ny tokantranony, niarahany taminà talen'ny Fikambanam-Bahoaka, mpikarakara seho an-tsehatra malaza, avy amin'ny fari-piadidian'ny Pasir Ris-Punggol, GRC (Group Representative Constituency) |
4 | The resignation came as a shock to Singapore, setting the blogosphere abuzz with speculation. | Vara-datsaka ho an'i Singapore ilay fametraham-pialàna, nahatonga ny tontolon'ny fitorahana bilaogy hafanafanan'ny sahoan-dresaka samihafa. |
5 | Alex Au questions Palmer's resignation: | “Alex Au” manontany ny dikan'ilay fametraham-pialàn'i Palmer : |
6 | Yes, I know he has admitted that he had an affair with a officer of the People's Association who was indirectly related to his constituency, but if having extra-marital affairs alone disqualifies one from political office, then I think we're going down a slippery slope. | Eny e, fantatro fa niaiky ho nanana raharaha taminà manampahefana iray avy amin'ny Fikambanam-Bahoaka izy, izay mifandray amin'ny fomba tsy mivantana amin'ny fari-piadidiany, saingy raha ny fanànana raharaha ivelan'ny tokantrano fotsiny no hanilihana olona iray amin'ny birao politika, dia heveriko fa midim-pidinana malama isika. |
7 | Politicians should not be expected to be saints. | Tsy voatery ho olo-masina ireo mpanao politika. |
8 | If we narrow the qualifications for office to such throttling moralistic standards, then we deprive ourselves of possible talent. | Raha toa ny fepetra fahazoana mitàna birao ka ampidinintsika amin'ny resaka fenitra ara-maoraly toy izany, dia ny talenta/fahaiza-manao mihitsy no atositsika vohon-tànana. |
9 | There are enough reasons why a politician should step down, for example, for romantic affairs that create a conflict of interest, abuse of power or a breach of confidentiality. | Ampy tsara ireo antony tokony hametrahan'ny mpanao politika ny fialàny, ohatra, ny fiainam-pitiavana izay miteraka fifanoheran-tombontsoa, ny fanararaotam-pahefàna na fivadiham-pitokisana. |
10 | Did Palmer's affair give rise to one of these situations? | Tonga tamin'ny iray amin'ireo teo-javatra ireo ve ny raharahan'i Palmer? |
11 | The problem at this point is that we don't know. | Ny olana hatreto dia isika tsy misy mahafantatra . |
12 | Palmer's resignation has also left Punggol East SMC without an elected representative in Parliament. | Ny fametraham-pialàn'i Palmer koa dia mametraka ny Punggol East SMC tsy hanana intsony solontena ao amin'ny Parlemanta. |
13 | However, the power to call a by-election rests with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, whose press statement was non-committal. | Kanefa, ny fahefana hiantso fifidianana fanoloan-toerana dia miankina amin'ny Praiminisitra Lee Hsien Loong, izay tsy mazava ny valinteniny tamin'ny fanambaràna an-gazety nataony. |
14 | This episode has echoes of an earlier issue in the year, when Workers' Party member Yaw Shin Leong was expelled from his party amidst allegations of an extramarital affair. | Mampiahatsiahy olana iray tany ampiandohan'ny taona ity ampahan-tantara ity, fony Yaw Shin Leong, mpikambana avy amin'ny Antokon'ny Mpiasa nahilika tsy ho ao amin'ny antokony intsony tao anatin'ireo sahoan-dresaka mikasika raharaha fanitsakitsahana tokantrano. |
15 | The prime minister had also been hesitant in calling for a by-election, although one was eventually called in May. | Nisalasala ihany koa ny praiminisitra tamin'ny hiantsoana fifidianana fanoloan-toerana, na dia nisy ihany aza iray natao tamin'ny volana Mey nony farany. |
16 | In its editorial, The Online Citizen criticises the prime minister for not promising a by-election: | Ao amin'ny matoan-dahatsorany, “The Online Citizen” dia manakiana ny praiminisitra noho ny tsy fampanantenany fifidianana fanoloan-toerana: |
17 | Still, blissfully unaware or choosing not to care, the PAP then ignored the key question that its institutional memory should have found impossible to forget: When would a by-election be called? | Kanefa, tsy tonga saina tanteraka na misafidy ny tsy hiraharaha, ny PAP izany nody fanina tamin'ireo fanontaniana fototra izay hita ho sarotra ho an'ny firaketan'ny andrim-panjakany ny hanadino azy: Rahoviana no hisy fiantsoana fifidianana fanoloan-toerana iray? |
18 | Instead, Teo opted to side-step the question, deferring it to the PM to decide on whether to call a by-election or not. | Ho solon'izay, naleon'i Teo niala ilany tamin'ilay fanontaniana, namela azy io ho anjara fanapahan-kevitry ny PM na hisy na tsia ny fiantsoana fifidianana fanoloan-toerana. |
19 | His stand was further supported by the PM. | Notohanan'ny PM bebe kokoa ny toerana noraisiny. |
20 | In the aftermath of the Hougang SMC by-election, the PAP should have guessed that this would have been the question on everyone's mind. | Taoriana avy hatrany tamin'ny fifidianana fanoloan-toerana ny Hougang SMC, tokony ho efa naminavina ny PAP fa ho izany no fanontaniana any an-tsain'ny tsirairay any. |
21 | It should have come to the table prepared with a clear yes or no. Being elusive does it no favours and insults the people's intelligence. | Tokony ho efa tonga teny ambony latabatra io, nomanina niaraka amin'ny eny na tsia mazava tsara. Ny fialàna bàla amin'io dia tsy manome rariny sy toy ny ompa atao amin'ny faharanitan-tsain'ny mponina. |
22 | Ng E- Jay praises Low Thia Khiang - Secretary-General of the Workers' Party - and his reaction to Palmer's resignation: | Ng E- Jay dia midera an'i Low Thia Khiang - Sekretera Jeneralin'ny Antokon'ny Mpiasa WP- sy ny fanehoan-keviny tamin'ny fametraham-pialàn'i Palmer : |
23 | The relentless attack on WP conducted by both the PAP and the state-controlled media during the Yaw Shin Leong affair contrasts deeply with the fair-handed approach adopted by Mr Low Thia Khiang in the recent Palmer episode. | Ny fanenjehana tsy mitsahatra ny WP ifandrimbonan'ny PAP sy ny media eo ambany fifehezan'ny fanjakàna nandritra ny raharaha Yaw Shin Leong dia fampitahàna mazava ny fomba fijery noraisin'Ing Low Thia Khiang tamin'ny raharaha Palmer tsy ela teo. |
24 | Mr Low did not take the opportunity to put down the PAP or engage in mud-slinging, but highlighted Mr Palmer's contributions to Parliament as Speaker, and expressed regret that such an incident had occurred. | Tsy nanararaotra ny fotoana Ing Low hampietrena ny PAP na niditra taminà resaka fanaratsiana, saingy nanasongadina ny fandraisan'anjaran'i Palmer tao amin'ny Parlemanta tamin'ny maha-filoha, sady naneho alahelo tamin'ny nitrangan'ny zavatra toy izao. |
25 | Mr Low was scrupulously fair to all parties concerned and did not seek to score cheap political points on the back of the personal crisis of another human being. | Tena tsy mba nanisy tombo sy hala tamin'ny olan'ireo antoko rehetra Ing Low ary tsy nikatsaka ny haka mora foana tombony ara-politika avy amin'ny olana manokan'ny olona iray hafa. |
26 | This is what politics can - and should - be. | Izany no - sy tokony ho - politika. |