Singapore to hold presidential poll on Sept. 1

Aug 22, 2023 - 11:10

This photo taken on July 14, 2023 shows the skyline of Singapore's financial district. The Singapore economy grew by 0.7 percent year on year in the second quarter, faster than the 0.4 percent growth recorded in the previous quarter, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced on Friday. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (Xinhua)

Singapore will hold polls for the presidential election on Sept. 1, Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui announced on Tuesday after three candidates filed nomination documents.

Senior investor Ng Kok Song, former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Tan Kin Lian, former income chief of the National Trades Union Congress, were nominated for the presidency campaign.

As the head of the city-state, the Singaporean president is empowered to veto government budgets and key public appointments, authorize anti-corruption investigations, and safeguard the country's fiscal reserve.