Mr Tharman said he had not expected “such remarkable unity”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The 66-year-old former senior minister scored a landslide win with 70.4 per cent of the ballot, beating fellow candidates Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian, both 75, who received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent of the vote respectively.
He noted how race was not the only factor in the contest, and said he believed that the results showed that Singaporeans want a non-partisan president. “You’ve got to understand the challenges Singapore faces, you’ve got to understand the revenue options, you’ve got to understand the spending priorities, both in normal times... in crisis times.
Asked which part of his campaign strategy during the nine days of hustings he thought had worked in his favour, Mr Tharman said he did what he had always been doing.
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