KONTAN.CO.ID - SINGAPORE. Singapore will hold a presidential election on Sept. 1 if more than one candidate is nominated to run for the largely ceremonial post, the government said on Friday. If there is only one candidate on nomination day, Aug. 22, he or she will be declared president-elect. This year's presidential election in the diverse city-state will be open to all ethnic groups, unlike the last time, in 2017, when the post was controversially reserved for those of Malay ethnicity.
Singapore Sets Presidential Election for September 1
KONTAN.CO.ID - SINGAPORE. Singapore will hold a presidential election on Sept. 1 if more than one candidate is nominated to run for the largely ceremonial post, the government said on Friday. If there is only one candidate on nomination day, Aug. 22, he or she will be declared president-elect. This year's presidential election in the diverse city-state will be open to all ethnic groups, unlike the last time, in 2017, when the post was controversially reserved for those of Malay ethnicity.