On Saturday, a former member of Singapore’s governing party won the contest to become the city-state’s president. The election, which was considered as a gauge of public opinion on the government’s performance in the face of economic hardship and a slew of high-profile scandals, was held in the city-state.
According to the elections department, 66-year-old former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam received 70.4% of the vote to become Singapore’s next leader. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the head of state in this parliamentary democracy.
Tharman is a well-liked politician who has won several parliamentary elections by landslide margins, including the largest margin of votes in the general election in 2020 while running as a PAP member.
He declared his independence while running for president and left the party early this year.
