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The presidential election had to be held within three months of that date. [14] [15] Any Singaporean citizen who wished to be a candidate in the election had to apply and receive a Certificate of Eligibility (COE), as well as a community certificate. [16] On 11 August, the writ of election was issued by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
A person claiming to have been a candidate at a presidential election or to have had a right to be elected, or a person who voted or had a right to vote at a presidential election, [215] may apply to an election judge for a candidate's election as President to be declared void on any of the following grounds: [216]
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. [70] [71] 14 September – Tharman Shanmugaratnam is sworn in as Singapore's 9th President. [72]
A former member of Singapore's ruling party on Saturday scored a landslide victory to become the city-state's president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic ...
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore.Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.
Singapore's strict qualifying criteria has meant that all elections bar the vote held in 2011 and 1993 were uncontested. Tan was also one of four candidates who ran for president in the 2011 election.
Under Article 65(4) of the Singaporean Constitution, the maximum duration for a term of Parliament is five years from the date of its first sitting before it is automatically dissolved by operation of law; however, the Prime Minister (under the command of a vote of confidence from a majority of sitting Members of Parliament) has sole discretion to advise the President for early dissolution at ...
The first results were announced at 1:22 am for Bukit Panjang SMC where the PAP's Liang Eng Hwa was elected with 53.74% of the vote. The last results came at 3:44 am, when Aljunied GRC and Nee Soon GRC were announced to have been retained by WP leader Pritam Singh and the PAP with 59.93% and 61.90% respectively.