Ng Kok Song finished second with 15.72 per cent of the vote, followed by Tan Kin Lian, who received 13.88 per cent.
SINGAPORE: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be Singapore's next President after securing a landslide victory with 70.4 per cent of the vote.
The counting of votes started after polling stations closed at 8pm, with more than 2.7 million Singaporeans expected to have cast votes in the country's first contested Presidential Election since 2011.Speaking to the media after the sample count was announced, Mr Tharman said he was"truly humbled" by the strong endorsement by Singaporeans.
Mr Tharman said he would honour the trust placed in him and"respect all Singaporeans for the views they've expressed", including those who did not vote for him. "As far as I'm concerned, there is no need to wait a few more hours in order to get the final result. The result is clear," he said.
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