SINGAPORE: Polling Day for Singapore’s Presidential Election will be on Friday, Sep 1 if more than one candidate qualifies to run for the post.
Nomination Day is set for Aug 22.
The dates were announced by the Elections Department on Friday (Aug 11) when it said that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has issued the writ of election.
There are four presidential hopefuls.
Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was the first to throw his hat into the ring when he announced his bid on Jun 8, followed by businessman George Goh and former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song. Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian officially launched his campaign on Aug 11.
Applications to run in the Presidential Election opened on Jun 13 and will close on the fifth day after the writ of election is issued.