SINGAPOREANS will elect their next President on Aug 27, a Saturday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the writ of election on Wednesday afternoon and named Aug 17 as Nomination Day.
This means that there will be the minimum nine days of campaigning, plus a Cooling-Off Day.
The place of nomination for the candidates and their key supporters would be People's Association.
Thus far, there are five contenders seeking office as Singapore's third Elected President: Dr Tan Cheng Bock; Dr Tony Tan; Mr Tan Kin Lian; Mr Tan Jee Say; and Mr Andrew Kuan.
President S R Nathan, whose current term ends on Aug 31, has indicated that he would not be seeking a third six-year term.
Aspiring candidates have till Saturday - three days after the writ is issued - to submit their application forms for the certificate of eligibility. Mr Tan Jee Say did so on Wednesday while Mr Kuan plans to do so on Friday. The other three have already submitted their forms.
The Presidential Elections Committee chaired by Public Service Commission chairman Eddie Teo, will then decide if they fulfil the various criteria - among them integrity and financial expertise - to stand for election.
Going by past precedent, the committee will issue the certificates to those it deems eligible on the day before Nomination Day. - The Straits Times
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the writ of election on Wednesday afternoon and named Aug 17 as Nomination Day.
This means that there will be the minimum nine days of campaigning, plus a Cooling-Off Day.
The place of nomination for the candidates and their key supporters would be People's Association.
Thus far, there are five contenders seeking office as Singapore's third Elected President: Dr Tan Cheng Bock; Dr Tony Tan; Mr Tan Kin Lian; Mr Tan Jee Say; and Mr Andrew Kuan.
President S R Nathan, whose current term ends on Aug 31, has indicated that he would not be seeking a third six-year term.
Aspiring candidates have till Saturday - three days after the writ is issued - to submit their application forms for the certificate of eligibility. Mr Tan Jee Say did so on Wednesday while Mr Kuan plans to do so on Friday. The other three have already submitted their forms.
The Presidential Elections Committee chaired by Public Service Commission chairman Eddie Teo, will then decide if they fulfil the various criteria - among them integrity and financial expertise - to stand for election.
Going by past precedent, the committee will issue the certificates to those it deems eligible on the day before Nomination Day. - The Straits Times
