SINGAPOREANS will elect their next President on Aug 27, a Saturday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the writ of election this afternoon and named Aug 17 as Nomination Day. This means that there will be the minimum nine days of campaigning, plus a Cooling-Off Day.
The place of nomination for the candidates and their key supporters will be the People's Association at King George's Avenue.
Thus far, there are five contenders who want to seek office as Singapore's third elected president: Dr Tan Cheng Bock; Dr Tony Tan; Mr Tan Kin Lian; Mr Tan Jee Say; and Mr Andrew Kuan. President S R Nathan, whose current term ends on Aug 31, has said that he will not be seeking a third six-year term.
Aspiring candidates have till Saturday - three days after the writ is issued - to submit their application forms for the certificate of eligibility. Mr Tan Jee Say did so on Wednesday while Mr Kuan plans to do so on Friday. The other three have already submitted their forms.
The Presidential Elections Committee chaired by Public Service Commission chairman Eddie Teo will decide if they fulfill the various criteria - among them integrity and financial expertise - to stand for election. Going by past practice, the committee will issue the certificates to those it deems eligible on the day before Nomination Day.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the writ of election this afternoon and named Aug 17 as Nomination Day. This means that there will be the minimum nine days of campaigning, plus a Cooling-Off Day.
The place of nomination for the candidates and their key supporters will be the People's Association at King George's Avenue.
Thus far, there are five contenders who want to seek office as Singapore's third elected president: Dr Tan Cheng Bock; Dr Tony Tan; Mr Tan Kin Lian; Mr Tan Jee Say; and Mr Andrew Kuan. President S R Nathan, whose current term ends on Aug 31, has said that he will not be seeking a third six-year term.
The Presidential Elections Committee chaired by Public Service Commission chairman Eddie Teo will decide if they fulfill the various criteria - among them integrity and financial expertise - to stand for election. Going by past practice, the committee will issue the certificates to those it deems eligible on the day before Nomination Day.
