SINGAPORE: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Saturday (Sep 2) thanked supporters with pineapples - his campaign symbol - after a landslide victory to become Singapore’s ninth President.
Singaporeans have given Tharman Shanmugaratnam a resounding mandate to be Singapore’s ninth President.
The 66-year-old former senior minister scored a big win with 70.4 per cent of the vote, while Mr Ng Kok Song and Mr Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent, respectively.
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Singapore News - Hours after Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam won big at the presidential election, cries of “huat ah” and “ong lai” continued to ring out on Saturday morning. The former senior minister won a resounding 70.4 per cent of the ballot. To thank voters, the 66-year-old. Read more at www.tnp.sg