SINGAPORE: Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song and former presidential contender Tan Kin Lian have qualified as candidates for Singapore's Presidential Election, the Elections Department (ELD) announced on Friday (Aug 18).
Businessman George Goh was however unsuccessful in his application for a Certificate of Eligibility.
ELD received a total of six applications for the Certificate of Eligibility by Thursday's deadline. The applicants were not named then. The department also received 16 community declarations at the close of applications.
The Certificate of Eligibility certifies that the candidate is a person of integrity, good character and reputation, and meets the relevant public sector or private sector service requirements.
The next step for Mr Tharman, Mr Ng and Mr Tan is to be nominated as candidates. They must deliver their nomination papers - along with the Certificate of Eligibility, community certificate and political donation certificate - on Nomination Day on Aug 22.
On Jun 1, the Elections Department announced that the Registers of Electors would be updated and opened for public inspection. Applications for the Certificate of Eligibility and community certificate for potential candidates opened on Jun 13.
First to announce his bid was Mr Tharman on Jun 8. Mr Goh and Mr Ng subsequently announced their bids on Jun 12 and Jul 19, respectively. Mr Tan officially launched his bid on Aug 11.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the Writ of Election on Aug 11.
Each candidate must also pay a deposit of S$40,500, which can be done before Nomination Day.
Nomination proceedings will take place at the People's Association auditorium at King George's Avenue between 11am and 12pm on Aug 22. If more than one candidate is nominated, Singaporeans will go to the polls on Sep 1, which will be declared a public holiday.
Qualified candidates may begin their campaign from the notice of a contested election until the start of Cooling-off Day, which is on the eve of Polling Day.
The last contested Presidential Election was in August 2011, which saw four candidates vying for the post. The following Presidential Election in 2017, which was reserved for Malay candidates, was uncontested.
Incumbent President Halimah Yacob, whose term ends on Sep 13, had earlier announced that she would not be standing for a second term.
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Businessman George Goh was however unsuccessful in his application for a Certificate of Eligibility.
ELD received a total of six applications for the Certificate of Eligibility by Thursday's deadline. The applicants were not named then. The department also received 16 community declarations at the close of applications.
The Certificate of Eligibility certifies that the candidate is a person of integrity, good character and reputation, and meets the relevant public sector or private sector service requirements.
The next step for Mr Tharman, Mr Ng and Mr Tan is to be nominated as candidates. They must deliver their nomination papers - along with the Certificate of Eligibility, community certificate and political donation certificate - on Nomination Day on Aug 22.
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On Jun 1, the Elections Department announced that the Registers of Electors would be updated and opened for public inspection. Applications for the Certificate of Eligibility and community certificate for potential candidates opened on Jun 13.
First to announce his bid was Mr Tharman on Jun 8. Mr Goh and Mr Ng subsequently announced their bids on Jun 12 and Jul 19, respectively. Mr Tan officially launched his bid on Aug 11.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the Writ of Election on Aug 11.
Each candidate must also pay a deposit of S$40,500, which can be done before Nomination Day.
Nomination proceedings will take place at the People's Association auditorium at King George's Avenue between 11am and 12pm on Aug 22. If more than one candidate is nominated, Singaporeans will go to the polls on Sep 1, which will be declared a public holiday.
Qualified candidates may begin their campaign from the notice of a contested election until the start of Cooling-off Day, which is on the eve of Polling Day.
The last contested Presidential Election was in August 2011, which saw four candidates vying for the post. The following Presidential Election in 2017, which was reserved for Malay candidates, was uncontested.
Incumbent President Halimah Yacob, whose term ends on Sep 13, had earlier announced that she would not be standing for a second term.
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