SINGAPORE — The Presidential Election is too important of a leadership contest to “reduce it to simplicities” of past affiliations, said presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Saturday (Aug 26), adding that it would be a pity to rule out people in such an “artificial” manner.
“I would say it would have been a great pity if we had to rule out Mr Ong Teng Cheong, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and several others ,” said Mr Tharman at the sidelines of a walkabout at Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre.
Resigning from political appointments shortly before being nominated as a presidential candidate technically complies with the Constitution’s requirement for candidates to not belong to any political party, but “Mr Ng also said the next day that those who have taken on the role of President since 1991 had been endorsed by the ruling party. He also asserted being the only candidate with"no party", noting that Mr Tan Kin Lian had opposition party members as his assentors.
“Some people have voted for the same party all their lives, does that make them not independent when they take on a position like this?” “Well, that might happen if you have two weak individuals, and you have a president who doesn't know how to stand his ground,” said Mr Tharman on Saturday.Mr Tharman said that he is “by nature” someone who enjoys finding ways to bridge differences, when asked about how he intends to unify people of differing political leanings if elected to the highest office in the land.
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