Shanmugaratnam elected Singaporean president
Published : 02 Sep 2023, 00:10
DF News Desk
Singaporean presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam (C) arrives to wait for the results of the presidential election in Singapore, on Sept. 1, 2023. Photo: Xinhua.
Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore's ninth president on Friday after garnering 70.4 percent of the total votes, reported Xinhua.
His rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 and 13.88 percent of the votes respectively, according to an announcement by Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui.
Over 2.48 million Singaporeans voted in the presidential election.
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