Singapore:
Former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan has been elected Singapore's seventh president, who won the four-cornered elections by a thin margin of 7,269 votes against his nearest rival.
Dr Tan, a veteran politician from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), received 744,397 votes or 35.19 per cent of the 2.15 million votes polled on Saturday.
His nearest rival, Tan Cheng Bock- a former PAP member of parliament, received 737,128 votes or 34.85 per cent of the total votes.
In the first ever four-corner presidential election campaign, Tan Jee Say - a former civil servant and now a financial investment advisor, received 529,732 or 25.04 per cent of the votes.
Tan Kin Lian, a former executive of an insurance company, lost his deposit when he received only 4.91 per cent of the votes or 130,931 votes.
Dr Tan has been elected seventh President of Singapore by the narrowest margin of 0.34 per cent in the first ever widely campaigned presidential election.
Dr Tan, a veteran politician from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), received 744,397 votes or 35.19 per cent of the 2.15 million votes polled on Saturday.
His nearest rival, Tan Cheng Bock- a former PAP member of parliament, received 737,128 votes or 34.85 per cent of the total votes.
In the first ever four-corner presidential election campaign, Tan Jee Say - a former civil servant and now a financial investment advisor, received 529,732 or 25.04 per cent of the votes.
Tan Kin Lian, a former executive of an insurance company, lost his deposit when he received only 4.91 per cent of the votes or 130,931 votes.
Dr Tan has been elected seventh President of Singapore by the narrowest margin of 0.34 per cent in the first ever widely campaigned presidential election.
