Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s announcement of his intention to run for president in the upcoming election could ignite Singaporeans’ enthusiasm for the elected presidency.
With incumbent President Halimah Yacob not seeking re-election, Mr Tharman said in a letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday that he decided to put himself forward as a candidate.
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