The First "Minority" President

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[TD="class: msgtxt"]On August 27, 2011, 2.153014 million Sinkies voted for the President of Singapore.
TT lost by 625,584 votes .

The goal of this post is to have TT reminded 625,584 times each day of his 'Presidency' that he is a minority president. He not only lacks a mandate, the majority of voters wanted someone else as their President.
This minority president will occupy the Istana for six years till 2017. If you believe in the democratic process, go to your post office, buy a handful of postcards or send an email one each day to TT with a message like this:

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[TD="width: 100%"]Dear Minority President : As you go about your business today please remember that in the presidential election, 625,584 more Singaporean citizens preferred another man be president.

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[hairylee]

He is the 35 cents President.

 

[Confuseous]

His comments about reaching out to those who did not vote for him are interesting - he talked about HOW he will be reaching out, ie using social media etc.

He made no mention of WHAT he will be doing to reach out to those who did not vote for him. So, people, do not accuse him of lyng later, hor.

 

[singveld]

why so bitter? He won it, fair and square, i do not think pap resort to cheating right?
Right? So we should congratulate him for being the highest paid civil servant in the world in a red little dot, for doing virtually nothing. Send him a well wished card.

 

[steffychun]

Thne we can have a "minority report"

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng replies to thread, "this proves that majority does not always win."

 

[Sideswipe]

what is worse?

a minority president who won more votes than rest of candidates individually or Prataman twice walkover president.

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng chio kar peng fell from chair liao!

 

[refulgence]

Nathan served 12 years as "Elected President" and nobody voted him into office. His mandate from the people is zilch.

 

[HTOLAS]

With Nathan, 'many people' said he was unpopular but no one had proof. With TT, the facts and figures are clear for all to see.

 

[methink]

With Nathan, 'many people' said he was unpopular but no one had proof. With TT, the facts and figures are clear for all to see.

Both are not popular with the people.

One has a world war two past working for the Japs.

The other "new normal", tried to hide the past of a son going thru a very abnormal NS route.

 

[jeesus]

why so bitter? He won it, fair and square, i do not think pap resort to cheating right?
Right? So we should congratulate him for being the highest paid civil servant in the world in a red little dot, for doing virtually nothing. Send him a well wished card.

Fair and square, we all know it is not, not with RC/PA/civil servants/clan members activated to do compulsory voluntary work.

Did not resort to cheating, we will never know conclusively. The mystery of "2% TCB lead evaporating in the last lap" will forever haunt this election.