Tan Kin Lian has lost his presidential bid once again, but this time, he'll get to keep his deposit. The results of the 2023 Presidential Election were announced at 12.24am today (Sept 2), which saw Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, beating out Ng Kok Song and Tan with 70.4 per cent of the votes. Tan, 75, received 13.88 per cent of votes,...
Tan Kin Lian has lost his presidential bid once again, but this time, he'll get to keep his deposit.
earlier this evening, the sombre Tan thanked his supporters and said that he will take the advice of his family, "live a normal life and spend time with my grandchildren". "I had expected to do much better. But in an election, things are uncertain," he said, adding that he doesn’t know what went wrong.
"I wish him all the best in meeting the challenges ahead. And I hope you will be able to help bring a better life for the people," said Tan.showed Tharman leading the presidential race with 70 per cent of the vote.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Presidential candidates Ng Kok Song, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Tan Kin Lian cast their votesThe counting of the votes to determine Singapore's ninth President will begin once the 1,264 polling stations islandwide close at 8pm.
Read more »
Tan Kin Lian congratulates Tharman, says he expected to do better in Presidential ElectionTan Kin Lian received 14 per cent of the votes, according to a sample count, compared with Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam's 70 per cent and Ng Kok Song's 16 per cent.
Read more »
PE2023 sample count: Tharman in the lead with 70% of votesNg Kok Song 16.00% Tharman Shanmugaratnam 70.00% Tan Kin Lian 14.00% Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam is in the lead with 70 per cent of votes for the 2023 Presidential Election, according to the sample count released by the Elections Department on Friday (Sept 1) night. Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 16 per cent, and 14 per cent of votes respectively. The sample count...
Read more »
Ex-PSP candidate Kumaran Pillai calls out the party over 'ill-conceived' communications regarding support for Tan Kin Lian'While LMW (secretary-general Leong Mun Wai) says that Doc (Dr Tan) endorsed Tan Kin Lian in Doc's personal capacity, there are others within PSP saying that Tan Cheng Bock is PSP and PSP is Tan Cheng Bock,' Mr Pillai wrote on his FB page
Read more »
'Tan Kin Lian is Trump in SG... hope Tharman wins big' — Academic Donald LowProf Low went on to suggest that a Tan Kin Lian win may be the most disastrous for Singapore. Drawing a parallel to former U.S. President Donald Trump, Prof Low said that Mr Tan represents a form of populism that appeals to nativism and potentially racism
Read more »
PE 2023: Tan Kin Lian doesn't concede defeat after sample count, but congratulates Tharman for 'success in contest'SINGAPORE — Soon after a sample count showed a landslide victory for presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam, his rival Tan Kin Lian declined to concede defeat, but offered his congratulations. He told reporters gathered at his home on Friday (Sept 1) night that he would concede defeat after t
Read more »