The Singapore presidential election of 2011 will be held on August 27, 2011. Incumbent President S.R. Nathan was eligible for re-election as there are no term limits but declined to seek re-election. His term of office will expire on August 31, 2011.
2011 will go down in Singapore's political history as a year of records. For the first time since Singapore's independence, two nationwide elections are being conducted in the same year. The first election was the General Elections, which was held in May, and the upcoming Presidential Elections will be held in August. However, unlike the run-up to the May General Elections when bread-and-butter issues were the hot topics,, public discourse is now being dominated by matters that are distinctly more philosophical.
The upcoming Presidential Elections are extremely historical, as it is the first time that there are so many candidates running for presidency. I believe that these elections will also be as interesting as the General Elections which were held earlier this year in May, and I am looking forward to seeing the results of the new president. Furthermore, now that Mr. S R Nathan is not running for presidency, the election is full of suspense as it is definite that there will be a new president, and many are looking forward to the election date, which is also a public holiday.
The upcoming Presidential Elections are extremely historical, as it is the first time that there are so many candidates running for presidency. I believe that these elections will also be as interesting as the General Elections which were held earlier this year in May, and I am looking forward to seeing the results of the new president. Furthermore, now that Mr. S R Nathan is not running for presidency, the election is full of suspense as it is definite that there will be a new president, and many are looking forward to the election date, which is also a public holiday.
The five candidates for the elections are:
- Former People's Action Party MP, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, who represented the Ayer Rajah SMC from 1980 to 2006, has declared his intention to contest in the upcoming presidential election on 27 May 2011.
- Former NTUC Income CEO and former PAP Branch Secretary for Marine Parade Tan Kin Lian confirmed that he would be running on 7 June 2011.
- Former Deputy Prime Minister and Executive Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Tony Tan Keng Yam officially declared his candidacy on 23 June 2011, after speculations that he would run.
- Former civil servant and opposition SDP member Tan Jee Say announced he would be running. He collected the Certificate of Eligibility on 15 July.
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