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Date Event May 2023 29 May: Incumbent President Halimah Yacob announces that she will not run for re-election in 2023. [73] June 2023 8 June: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam puts himself forward as a presidential candidate, and announces that he will step down from all political positions on 7 July. [52] 12 June
This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/federal elections held in 2023 in all ... Singapore, President [56] 9 September ... New Zealand ...
[12] [13] On 2 September 2023, Tharman was announced as the winner after receiving 70.41% [14] of the vote in a landslide victory and was elected as the ninth president of Singapore. [15] He is the first presidential candidate not of Chinese descent to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. [16]
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the 9th President of Singapore.. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who took the office of President of Singapore on 14 September 2023, made his first overseas presidential state visit to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 25 January 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. [1]
Between the date of the writ of election and 12:00 noon on nomination day, the applicant must submit a deposit amounting to three times of 8% of the total allowances payable to an elected Member of Parliament in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $500. [149] The deposit for the 2023 presidential election is S$40,500. [150]
The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R. Nathan was the longest serving president, serving as president for 12 years ...
Head of State Changes in 2023 Date Country Position Incumbent Party Incoming Party Cause Source 1 Jan Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro: Liberal Party: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Workers’ Party: Election [1] 1 Jan Switzerland: President Ignazio Cassis: FDP.The Liberals: Alain Berset: Social Democratic Party: Rotation [2] 18 Jan Vietnam ...
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore.Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.