Tharman Shanmugaratnam He took the oath of office as the 9th President of Singapore. After winning the landslide election earlier this month
Foreign news agencies reported that Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam He took the oath of office as the 9th President of Singapore. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Presidential Palace ‘Istana’ (The Istana), 2 weeks after he won a landslide election victory.
Mr Tharman was sworn in in front of many guests, including Mr Halimah Yacob and former President Tony Tan. and many other Cabinet members
Mr. Tharman, who is a former senior minister and deputy prime minister Won the September 1 city election with 70.41% of the vote, while Mr. Ng Kok Song, former chief investment officer of GIC, came in second place, receiving only 15.42% of the vote, followed by Mr. Than Kin Lian, former CEO of insurance company NTUC Income at 13.87%
The president’s role is largely ceremonial. But it has important powers to oversee the use of the country’s fiscal reserves. and has the power to veto certain measures including approval of anti-bribery investigations The term of office is 6 years.
In his swearing-in statement, President Tharman promised to make careful and independent decisions on the country’s budget reserves. and promised Will work with government, community groups, voluntary organizations and the whole country To strengthen Singapore’s ethnic diversity. and maintain society comprehensively
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2023-09-14 22:15:00
