Singaporeans will go to the polls on Sept 1, if more than one person qualifies to run for the presidency. They will know if they will get to cast their vote or if the election will be a walkover, on Nomination Day, which will be on Aug 22. The Presidential...
“This has been widely reported in the media, and I’m sure we will hear more from the candidates themselves during the campaign period,” he said.
Presidential hopefuls include former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, entrepreneur George Goh, former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song and former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian.Incumbent President Halimah Yacob has said that she will not be standing for re-election.Mr Goh submitted his forms last Friday, and Mr Ng earlier last week.Candidates must apply for a certificate of eligibility, as well as a community certificate.
There is also a form for candidates to voluntarily undertake that they will conduct their election campaign in a manner that is dignified, decorous and consistent with the President’s position as the Head of State and the symbol of national unity. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Education and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board said that the Teachers’ Day school holiday previously scheduled for Sept 1 would be moved to Sept 11.
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