Highlights: Tharman elected Singapore's next President after landslide victory
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam won more than 70 per cent of the vote in Singapore's Presidential Election.
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans voted on Friday (Sep 1) in their first contested Presidential Election in 12 years, and the result - Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be the country's ninth head of state.
The former Senior Minister won by a decisive margin, clinching 70.4 per cent of the vote.
Former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song came in second place with 15.72 per cent, while former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian received 13.88 per cent of the votes.
More than 2.48 million votes were cast in Singapore, with 50,152 rejected votes, according to the Elections Department (ELD).
Here are the key stories from Polling Day and highlights as the night unfolded.
- 'Vote of confidence in Singapore': Tharman on his resounding victory in the Presidential Election
- 'Rather unexpected': Analysts surprised at Tharman’s margin of victory in Singapore Presidential Election
- Ng Kok Song says low vote share in Presidential Election was the price needed to give Singaporeans chance to vote
- Tan Kin Lian congratulates Tharman, says he expected to do better in Presidential Election
- In pictures: Polling Day as it unfolded for Singapore's presidential candidates
