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Tharman Shanmugaratnam Wins Singapore Presidential Election
Published on 28 Sep 2026
- Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam has emerged victorious in Singapore’s presidential election.
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam defeated two contenders of Chinese origin in the country’s first contested presidential polls since 2011.
- Tharman secured 70.4% of the votes, while Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.7% and 13.88% respectively.
- The president-elect, Tharman, had served as Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2019.
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