SINGAPORE - Former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian has said that the best outcome from deliberations by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) is that either he or businessman George Goh is found eligible to run for the presidency. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian has said that the best outcome from deliberations by the Presidential Elections Committee is that either he orThis would make it easier to have discussions between the two camps to jointly support the candidate who is qualified to run, said Mr Tan, 75.
On Monday, Mr Goh said he has no intention to bow out of the race should he be granted a certificate of eligibility. “Of course, Mr George Goh says he will not agree but I hope he will change his mind,” he said. “I will certainly try my best to convince him.”“We had a very good talk, so I think we should be able to talk again,” he said.
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