Having an election hangover? AsiaOne summarises for you all the highlights - big and small - from 2023's Presidential Election.
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00:00 They're dragging the presidential election into gutter politics.
00:03 Mr Ng has completely misquoted me.
00:05 I will talk about this event, nothing else.
00:09 This year's presidential election wasn't just a race.
00:12 It was a battle of backgrounds and ideals.
00:14 Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song.
00:16 Presidential hopeful George Goh.
00:18 Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian.
00:20 Presidential hopeful Tharman Chamagaratnam.
00:22 Presidential election 2023 would be an open election,
00:25 inviting a range of hopeful individuals.
00:27 In Singapore, this year, we must have an independent candidate.
00:35 And I believe I can now best serve Singapore,
00:38 not in politics, but as president, whose role has to be about politics.
00:45 I have decided to come forward and serve my country one more time.
00:54 To give the people of Singapore a chance to vote for a president
01:00 that is independent of the ruling party.
01:03 I want to contest in the presidential election 2023 in Singapore.
01:08 I want to contest in the presidential election 2023 in Singapore.
01:10 Let us look back at the key moments that define Singapore's 2023 election.
01:14 Ma-ra-na-tha.
01:22 When the read of election was issued, not all would make it to the starting line.
01:26 I cannot accept the decision given by them.
01:31 I personally think it's not a fair decision.
01:36 Nomination day has always been a critical milestone in the Singaporean electoral process.
01:40 For the future, thank you very much.
01:42 Terima kasih.
01:44 Sia-sia-tah-sia.
01:45 Wa-lakum.
01:46 Nam-dre.
01:47 Crowds gathered to cheer on their preferred presidents.
01:50 Tan Kin Lian!
01:54 Mrs. Tharman!
02:00 Result of nominations.
02:03 Mr Ng Kok Song.
02:07 Mr Tharman Shamugratnam.
02:10 Mr Tan Kin Lian.
02:12 Accompanied by cheers from supporters,
02:14 the announcement confirmed that there will be a contested election.
02:17 This then kicked off nine days of campaigning for the candidates.
02:21 An own-self-check, own-self system is not reliable.
02:26 Our real challenge as Singaporeans is to ensure that this diversity of views
02:30 does not lead us to a more divided society.
02:33 I intend to work with the government to ensure that the past reserves are used wisely.
02:41 The Infocom Media Development Authority removed parts of Mr Tan Kin Lian's
02:46 original televised campaign speech as it contained inaccuracies about the president's role.
02:52 I consider the IMDA does not have the authority
03:00 to interpret the constitution in their way.
03:04 What's the point of making posters and banners,
03:08 hang them up for a few days,
03:09 take them down,
03:11 and then send them
03:14 to be
03:17 destroyed as waste?
03:20 But the reality is posters are necessary in our electoral landscape.
03:24 For every two of Tharman,
03:26 you will see one of Tan Kin Lian,
03:29 and many people will come and say,
03:31 "Tan Kin Lian looks better."
03:33 We have one candidate who is being supported by some opposition parties.
03:38 So I'm here in my personal capacity
03:42 as a PE2011 candidate
03:47 because Singaporeans want transparency
03:52 and also accountability.
03:54 When the former finance minister
03:57 who established the rules
04:00 is now aspiring to be the president.
04:05 So I think this is very unsatisfactory because
04:09 we are then going into a one-self check, one-self system.
04:14 Well, that might happen if you have two weak individuals
04:17 and you have a president who doesn't know how to stand his ground.
04:20 And I think that's certainly not going to be the case with me.
04:24 It is a concerted effort
04:28 to smear me.
04:30 Please tell me what exactly do you find offensive?
04:34 I did say
04:37 there are some pretty words.
04:39 Most of them actually feel quite happy.
04:42 To those who have found any of what I said
04:46 in the past to be upsetting or inappropriate,
04:52 I would like to sincerely extend to them my apology.
04:57 And unfortunately, by the way, Mr Ng has completely misquoted me
05:00 in his statement this evening.
05:03 He seems to have thought that I said that
05:04 because he ran a fund management company
05:06 that depended on government money,
05:08 therefore he's not independent.
05:09 I said the opposite, actually.
05:11 Go home, go home!
05:15 You're a villain!
05:17 Honestly, I was not aware of the heckling incident
05:21 because I was focusing on the people who were coming forward.
05:26 There's no chance I will lose my deposit.
05:28 After candidates made their final pitches,
05:31 two and a half million Singaporeans cast their votes.
05:34 And the rest is history.
05:37 I declare Mr Tharman Sharmugaranam
05:41 as the candidate duly elected as the President of Singapore.
05:46 Majulah Singapura!
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