According to the media source, Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a former member of Singapore’s ruling party, on Saturday won the country’s presidential race with 70.4% of the vote. The city-state’s president is the head of state while the its prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is the head of government. Shanmugaratnam was locked in a three-way contest involving two Chinese-origin candidates, according to the sample count result released by the Elections Department.
According to the media source, In the presidential elections, Tharman Shanmugaratnam secured 70.4 per cent votes. The other contenders – Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian – who contested against Tharman Shanmugaratnam bagged 15.7 per cent and 13.88 per cent votes, respectively.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on winning the presidential election.
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