When the Elections Department (ELD) announced on Friday (Aug 18) the presidential hopefuls who qualified as candidates for the election, George Goh was excluded from the list. The 63-year-old entrepreneur, who announced his presidential bid in June, has said that the Presidential Elections Committee's (PEC) rejection of his application for the certificate of eligibility was 'shocking'. 'Aug 18, remember this...
, George Goh was excluded from the list.
His wife and four children were also present at the press conference, whose solemn faces mirrored the pouring rain outside. "[They] took a very narrow interpretation of the requirements without explaining the rationale behind its decision," he said, adding that he "cannot accept PEC's reason".Elaborating more in the press conference, Goh said that before today's "shocking news", he was confident of meeting the criteria to run for president.
"This decision has deprived Singaporeans of a wider choice to select who the next president will be."
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