Singapore’s former deputy premier Tharman Shanmugaratnam appeared set to win Friday’s presidential race by a large margin, suggesting voters didn’t let recent scandals involving the ruling party affect their decision to support him.
Singapore’s presidential election is just around the corner and as three of its eligible candidates ramp up their campaign efforts, Tan Kin Lian has cancelled remaining walkabouts to focus on reaching residents with fliers in a new campaign strategy.
Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister at any time, presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said ahead of the September 1 election, calling it a marker of the society s progress in the country dominated by Chinese-origin population. Race is a factor in politics everywhere, he said on Friday, citing former US president Barack Obama, who has spoken and written about it.