SINGAPORE Now that the Presidential Election looks likely to be a three-horse race, experts said on Friday (Aug 18) that voters have a diverse slate of candidates to choose from.
Despite being personally asked by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong if he could run in the 2011 Presidential Election, former Cabinet minister George Yeo turned down the idea then, saying he was "temperamentally unsuited" to be the head of state. Yeo, 68, revealed this to CNA and Today on Tuesday (Aug 15) during an interview on the release of the.
In an interview on his new book, Mr Yeo looks back on his response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and says he was "right to make that decision early".
In an interview on his new book, Mr Yeo looks back on his response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and says he was "right to make that decision early".
The President must be someone who is "independent from the People's Action Party", Tan Kin Lian has said on Friday (Aug 11) to officially launch his bid for president. In a press conference at the Copthorne King's Hotel that is reminiscent of a opposition political party rally, the 75-year-old also announced his proposer and seconder. They are former presidential candidate.