"Not just a vote for me, but for Singapore's future", says Tharman | Presidential Election 2023

6 September 2023 at 1:48 am

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam thanked his supporters at Taman Jurong after emerging victorious in Singapore's ninth presidential election, securing 70.40% of the total valid votes in the city-state's first contested presidential race in over a decade.

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THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM: This is the start of a whole period of duty and responsibility. And I really mean it when I say I'm humbled. It is not just a vote for me. It is a vote for Singapore's future, a future of optimism and solidarity. That's what it really is. My campaign was one of optimism and solidarity, and I believe that's what Singaporeans want.

- Thank you.

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