The Singapore presidential election was held on September 13, 2017 . Former Singapore President Tony Tan resigned on August 31. The election was the first presidential election after amendments to the Constitution, according to which the presidency is reserved for a certain national group according to a certain model [1] . The 2017 election was reserved for the “Malay race,” the Singaporean minority whose representative has not been president since 1970. [2]
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| Presidential Election in Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 year | |||
| September 13th | |||
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| Candidate | Halima Jacob | ||
| The consignment | independent | ||
| Votes | no vote | ||
| Election result | Halima Jacob became the 8th President of Singapore . | ||
The nomination ended on September 13 and the elections were scheduled for September 23. [3] [4] [5] [6] However, in accordance with the strict criteria laid down in the Constitution, the Electoral Commission announced on September 11 that it had registered the only candidate, Halima Jacob , formerly the speaker of parliament. Accordingly, on September 13, Halima Jacob was declared president-elect [7] [8] and was inaugurated as president the next day, becoming the 8th president of Singapore [9] .
The next presidential election of 2023 will be open.
Notes
- ↑ Elected Presidency: Amendments to Constitution passed in Parliament , Channel NewsAsia (November 9, 2016). Date of appeal September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Parliament: 2017 presidential election will be reserved for Malay candidates, says PM Lee , The Straits Times (November 8, 2016). Archived on August 6, 2017. Date of treatment August 6, 2017.
- ↑ Presidential Election 2017: Polling Day set for Sep 23, Nomination Day on Sep 13 , Channel NewsAsia (August 28, 2017). Date accessed August 28, 2017. “Presidential Election 2017: Polling Day set for Sep 23, Nomination Day on Sep 13.”
- ↑ Presidential Election 2017 Writ issued: Nomination Day on Sept 13, Polling on Sept 23 (Eng.) , The Straits Times (28 August 2017). Date accessed August 28, 2017. “Presidential Election 2017 Writ issued: Nomination Day on Sept 13, Polling on Sept 23.”
- ↑ Polling Day for Presidential Election set for September 23, 2017 . Yahoo! News (28 August 2017). Date of treatment August 28, 2017.
- ↑ Presidential Election (inaccessible link) . gov.sg. Ministry of Communications and Information (August 28, 2017). - "Presidential Election 2017". Date accessed August 28, 2017. Archived August 29, 2017.
- ↑ Siau, Ming En . Halimah set to be named S'pore's next President (English) , TODAY (11 September 2017).
- ↑ Halimah Yacob declared President-elect after nomination process completed ( Channel ) , Channel New Asia (13 September 2017). Archived on September 13, 2017. Date of appeal September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Chia, Lianne Halimah Yacob sworn in as Singapore's 8th President . Channel NewsAsia (September 14, 2017). Date of appeal September 14, 2017.
Links
- The President of Singapore resigned ahead of the election. . RIA Novosti, 08/31/2017. Date of appeal October 30, 2017.
- The ex-speaker of parliament Halima Jacob became the president of Singapore. . RIA Novosti, September 13, 2017. Date of appeal October 30, 2017.