<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (Malay: Perdana Menteri Republik Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡 共和国 总理, pinyin: Xīnjiāpō gònghéguó zǒnglǐ; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிரதமர், Ciṅkappūr kuṭiyaraciṉ piratamar) is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore, and the most powerful person in Singapore's politics . The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament (MP) who, in his or her opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs . In practice, the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the majority party in the legislature . </P> <P> Under the Constitution, executive power is vested in the President . However, the Constitution also vests "general direction and control of the government" in the Cabinet . The President is almost always bound to act on the advice of the Cabinet or any minister acting under Cabinet authority . Thus, in practice, most of the actual work of governing is done by the Prime Minister and Cabinet . </P>

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