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On 2 September 2023, shortly after the announcement of the election results, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election, citing confidence in Tharman's ability to carry out his new duties as president "with distinction" and intention to work closely with the government. Lee also thanked the two losing ...
Ng had earlier conceded after the sample counts showed a 70% score for Tharman, with Tan stopping short of it earlier. Both offered their congratulations. For Tan, the results were an improvement after he had his election deposit forfeited in 2011. [71] [72] 14 September – Tharman Shanmugaratnam is sworn in as Singapore's 9th President. [73]
Between the day when the writ of election is issued and the close of the polls on polling day, it is an offence to publish or cause to be published the results of any election survey, [190] defined as "an opinion survey of how electors will vote at an election or of the preferences of electors respecting any candidate or any issue with which an ...
Singapore on Tuesday named the three candidates running for the largely ceremonial role of president, kick-staring an electoral process that is seen as a referendum on the party that has ruled the ...
[12] [13] On 2 September 2023, Tharman was announced as the winner after receiving 70.41% [14] of the vote in a landslide victory and was elected as the ninth president of Singapore. [15] He is the first presidential candidate not of Chinese descent to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. [16]
The elections will be the 19th in Singapore since the 1948 election and the 14th since its independence. For the first time since the 2006 general election , Lee Hsien Loong will not lead the governing People's Action Party (PAP), as Lawrence Wong succeeded him as Prime Minister on 15 May 2024, [ 1 ] and as secretary-general of the PAP on 4 ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said he will hand leadership of the ruling People's Action Party to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as soon as the party ...
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday he planned to bow out and hand over power to his deputy, Lawrence Wong, late next year, before the 2025 general election. Lee, 71, initially ...