Singapore, a multi-ethnic and diverse nation, witnessed a historic presidential election when Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a multi-generational Singaporean of Tamil ancestry, secured a landslide victory this week.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s landslide victory may seem like an endorsement of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), but is better seen as a reflection of his personal popularity.
SINGAPORE Surprised by his margin of victory in Friday’s Presidential Election, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Saturday that the landslide win meant he had secured votes from.
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s former deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected President Friday, earning a landslide victory in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.