Since late June, Minister for Law K. Shanmugam expressed concerns that voters and prospective candidates were confusing or misinterpreting the president's powers, and clarified what the office could and could not do.
自從六月底，律政部長尚穆根表示關切選民及准候選人混淆或錯誤解讀總統的權利，澄清總統的能與不能。