http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/206322/1/.html
SINGAPORE : Foreign Minister George Yeo has clarified that Workers'
Party candidate James Gomez cannot withdraw from the five-man
slate.
PAP leaders have been calling for Mr Gomez's candidacy to be
withdrawn, after video footage showed he did not submit his
application for a minority candidate certificate, although he had
earlier claimed he did.
Mr Yeo, who is leading the PAP team for Aljunied GRC, had earlier
suggested that Mr Gomez be dropped and the WP continues to contest
with four candidates.
Speaking during a morning visit to Aljunied GRC, Mr Yeo says: "You
can't pull out, it's already in the slate, you will enter the
ballot paper, but the party can say, "We will, after the elections,
remove him from the party" or they can do it now. Then he can;t
enter parliament and he can't take the oath of office."
Mr Yeo also refuted claims by the WP that the PAP was engaging in
"politics of distraction" by focusing on the James Gomez
affair.
Mr Yeo called for a return to issues concerning Aljunied
residents.
Responding to Channel NewsAsia's query, the Elections Department
says the Singapore Constitution makes no mention of what happens
when a candidate in a GRC drops out.
It says the Returning Officer has no legal authority to call off
the poll, or declare the opposing team the winner, if a candidate
is disqualified after Nomination Day.
So if Mr Gomez were to drop out now, elections in Aljunied GRC will
have to proceed.
The Parliamentary Elections Act also does not empower the Returning
Officer to re-start the election in the event of a drop-out.
And whether the results of the poll can be set aside if the
election was not in accordance with the constitution, will have to
be decided by the courts.
The Act only addresses the situation where a candidate dies between
Nomination Day and Polling Day.
When that happens, all proceedings for an election will commence
afresh - except that no fresh nomination shall be necessary in the
case of a candidate who stood nominated at the time of the
countermand of the poll. - CNA/de
So for a day or so, george yeo was acting under the interest of the
ED. kekekekeke. 
