Singapore President Will Not Seek Re-election In 2023 Poll

President Halimah Yacob announced on Monday (May 29) that she will not be running for a second term in the upcoming election this year. 

“In a few months’ time, the Presidential Election will be held. After very careful consideration, I have decided not to stand for re-election.

“It has been a great honour and privilege to serve as the eighth President of Singapore for the past six years. The experience has been most inspiring and, at the same time, humbling,” she said in a statement.

The 68-year-old added that she was aware of the “tremendous responsibilities” of the presidency when she took office in 2017. Her term ends on Sep 13 this year.

“I have tried my best to fulfil them. My aim was to help create a more caring and compassionate society. I am glad that I was never alone in this journey. I was supported by many Singaporeans who shared strongly in this belief.

“Working together, we strengthened the voices of our communities and uplifted those who are most in need, particularly the disadvantaged and vulnerable among us.”

Madam Halimah said that the presidency was the highest office in Singapore and a key institution in its democracy. 

Mdm Halimah was sworn in on Sep 14, 2017 at the Istana. She is Singapore’s first Malay president since Yusof Ishak 47 years ago, and also the first woman to be President.

The 2017 election was reserved for Malay candidates, as the community had not had a member elected as president in the past five terms. Mdm Halimah was the only candidate to be issued a Certificate of Eligibility.

Constitutional amendments were passed in November 2016, mandating the reservation of the elected presidency for candidates from a particular racial group if there had not been a president from that group in the five most recent presidential terms.

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