SINGAPORE: Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song and former presidential contender Tan Kin Lian have qualified as candidates for Singapore's Presidential Election, the Elections Department (ELD) announced on Friday (Aug 18). Busi
officially launched his bid on Aug 11.Each candidate must also pay a deposit of S$40,500, which can be done before Nomination Day.
Nomination proceedings will take place at the People's Association auditorium at King George's Avenue between 11am and 12pm on Aug 22. If more than one candidate is nominated, Singaporeans will go to the polls on Sep 1, which will be declared a public holiday. Qualified candidates may begin their campaign from the notice of a contested election until the start of Cooling-off Day, which is on the eve of Polling Day.
The last contested Presidential Election was in August 2011, which saw four candidates vying for the post. The following Presidential Election in 2017, which was reserved for Malay candidates, was uncontested.
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