[FULL] Tharman speaks to media after securing 70% of the vote in sample count

Speaking to reporters after the sample count was announced, presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam says he is “humbled by the strong endorsement that Singaporeans have given to me”. Follow our live coverage: str.sg/iSDk
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[@ivangim1]

What a huge relief to have an elected President ie Tharman with deep knowledge of the business of government. A high quality PM and a highly competent President (Tharman) augur well for Singapore.

[@arasanhdg9719]

Congratulations, Mr President. Uphold your promises. Do us proud. Singaporeans always have the utmost trust and respect for you. May God bless you ❤🙌

[@arvobrendon4267]

he promise not to interfere us on checking on us with CIPB we are happy have him aboard

[@moonlifeonearth]

Your gods corrupted.

[@chriskoay1038]

Singapore belongs to india now

[@helenlee0911]

Congratulation Mr Tharman！ Singapore is great fortunately to have you be our 9th President, is grateful to have you reminding Singaporean, our foundation are Respect for All, appreciate everyone and keep our culture, keep Singapore moving strong ahead, by showing a good example of your true self！ Looking forward on your believe to influence and unifying everyone in Singapore together, bring us through all the up and down coming up, and fly our flag high internationally！

[@hipposamadesu]

My President 🍍🍍🍍😁😎😍🤩🇸🇬❤️ congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@moonlifeonearth]

Singapore millionaire ministers and government whom concern salaries.

[@maysanchan4107]

Together we all move ahead with new aspirations! Congratulations Mr President Tharman

[@arvobrendon4267]

i spend over 2 million to make sure he win if he doesn't win i cut off my head

[@moonlifeonearth]

Singapore move ahead to Corruptions sharing the goodies they robbed from others.

[@rumbiyah8620]

Sukses fully mr Tarman presiden .

[@naturemeditation3751]

Singaporeans voted wisely mr Tharman is a real gentleman

[@sandraligas6728]

Congratulations Sir!May God bless and guide u with His Infinite Wisdom in your journey!!!!!!Salute🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@ttruth1822]

When a knowledgeble person get respected...well done SG. Frm mlysia

[@jafarjaman8514]

Singapore is an example of how the law in a country should be strict and the same law should be safe for the people.

[@belugajl9175]

He will make a formidable President with substance. President Tharman will outshine Lawrence and the Cabinet. A unifying figure Singaporeans pinned their hopes for the future.

[@nikoji4257]

Congratulations Mr Tharman. 👍👏🙏

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

The most qualified among the 3.

[@arvobrendon4267]

he promise not to interfere us on checking on us with CIPB we are happy have him aboard with my money on him

[@bahtiaraffendynd5929]

Respect For All regardless of race language or religion..💯🇸🇬

[@Princess-rp6wn]

PRESIDENT THARMAN! THARMAN! THARMAN RULES!!!🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@georgequek7996]

Proud of our new President Tharman Of Majulah Singapura and his team.👏🙏👍

[@kwangahsan9501]

YesGovernSingaporeMagnificentlySincerityly💐💐💐🍍🍍🍍🎖️🎖️🎖️👍👍👍

[@aniruddhasengupta5657]

Congratulations on a fine win. The respect for political opponents is exemplary and augurs well for the future of Singapore. Best wishes from India!

[@ivangim1]

Tharman wins. Singapore wins. The people also win. The people of Singapore have again demonstrated pragmatism, future-forward thinking, clarity in evaluation.

[@NoraswanLatiff]

Salute to that guy at the back holding up that pineapple the whole entire time.😂😂😂

[@SB-dk7fy]

🎉congratulations 🎊

[@JIANGTG]

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT ! RESPECT EACH OTHER ...MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE ... 热烈祝贺新任总统 ！ 相互敬重 ，齐心迈进 。。。

[@nikoji4257]

Proven silent voters are sophisticated and have great common sense. 👍👏🙏

[@whereistheonering]

Tbh not many of us have time to listen to the other candidates anyways. Just go for the obvious choice 😅

[@lightspeedrescue]

He's running against 2 clowns, it's a very easy choice

[@benjaminwee9815]

Thankful that the silent majority has spoken. The people that know as Singaporeans, we are truly bless to have a capable government in PAP and a well respected president in Tharman. Yes, there are still improvements to be made, but no government is perfect. I’ve full confidence in LW and Tharman in bringing SG forward to a brighter future.

[@PAPJOKEs]

Singapore won’t have a future under this gov

[@PAPJOKEs]

The blind majority

[@PAPLies245]

A JOKE OF A COMMENT from a pro pap person who overlook all the dishonest from the pap side to say this garbage

[@trace38364]

@@PAPLies245 wow alot of angst, chill bro

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

People's President!❤❤❤

[@biplobhossain1696]

Congratulated mr.tharman president of Singapore,, ❤

[@MightyKingg]

Great Country ❤ Great Selection ❤

[@zuraidahhassan7041]

Congratulations Mr Tharman, We, my family looking forward to see you give all Singaporeans everything we need

[@PleaseGetReal]

HE has no power to give you things, kid !

[@troywho1627]

​@@PleaseGetReal😂

[@KCECC-ActiveHealthyAgeing]

❤🎉 congratulations Sir! 萬歲 🍍🍍🍍

[@nglijie5716]

Called it. The landslide victory truly surprised me. Long live Mr Tharman! 👑

[@tommypang5435]

❤ Hip Hip Hooray

[@judytong1513]

Congratulations Mr Tharman.

[@thangappankannan3307]

Congratulations sir

[@muniyandykatherason4734]

Congrats sir. God blees u🙏

[@Crystal628]

Congratulations Mr Tharman, Well done.

[@PAPJOKEs]

Because the schema enshrines candidates coming from the dominant PAP factory, the Office of the President has evolved into the Mother of ‘ownself check ownself’. "Ownself check ownself" is a unique Singlish slang for self monitoring or self-regulation.

[@Sg-zw9zc]

Congrats 🎉

[@subramaniamkandasamy8278]

வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் வாழ்த்துக்கள் சிங்கப்பூர் 🙏🙏🙏🙏 சிங்கப்பூர் மக்களுக்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள் 🙏🙏🙏 இன பாகுபாடின்மை சிங்கப்பூரின் அடையாளம் 🙏🙏 இனம், மதம், நிறம், மொழி வெற்றுமையின்மை சிங்கப்பூரின் வெற்றி 🙏🙏 வாழ்த்துக்கள் sir 🙏🙏

[@chriskoay1038]

Indians are racist in india against Chinese, damn shameful

[@PAPLies245]

Pap smart enough to use Tharman popularity to their advantage

[@arvobrendon4267]

I'm happy i won my 4 million sgd who cares if he become president the poor suffer not the rich

[@moonlifeonearth]

Singapore move ahead to Corruptions sharing the goodies they robbed from others.

[@shazamacaroniwithcheese296]

Congrats Tharman. Who's the guy holding up the pineapple???

[@jessabernard]

Congratulations President Tharman ❤

[@minyah9625]

Congratulations Sir!

[@WONGYETCHEW]

Well said

[@peace3449]

Hi, can anyone help me to clear out my doubt, is the president of Singapore the same as the prime minister? So does it means that Lee Kuan yew going to step down?

[@marigold6646]

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@jafarjaman8514]

Wish you al the best

[@davidgoh681]

Let’s see if he will ever use his veto. Will we ever be informed? will there be transparency?

[@PAPJOKEs]

On paper, the terribly restrictive constitutional criteria for a presidential candidate lulls the citizenry to the PAP’s contention of the need for someone with a rare DNA who can guard the national reserves from a rogue government. In reality, it denies Singaporeans of choices.

[@cautiouslyhopeful]

Perhaps choices are not really what Singapore needs. The US allows anyone to contest and they have a bunch of clowns trying to dance for the rich. Its good to require leaders to have standards.

[@teyhoonboon5853]

New president may see game changer to the Singapore and the world.

[@frankiechiuh3401]

Singapore is a hybrid engine bullet train that cannot afford to get off track. The President and the Government must work very closely to bring Singapore forward. Anything not right we have to try our best to feedback to change and improve but don’t “throw a spanner in the works”.

[@keno3225]

A nation crafted for most to be paper rich and cash poor. The opportunist will cash out, realizing the timebomb in the making and the charmed most will continue to collect the help, listening to the inspiring word that you need to work hard to stay in competition ... until your dying hours .

[@Harrace]

looks like we'll start seeing more pineapples at school/work next week

[@lolipopi503]

Pineapple Day is a new public holiday which was yesterday.

[@rogerchin7278]

WAH ! 50 THOUSANDS SINGAPOREAN REJECTED VOTES WAH ! SCARY THIS ROUND PE 2023 😇😇😇😇😇

[@moonlifeonearth]

Why rejected, 50 thousands stupids don't know how to vote? Better don't vote if you feel election stupid.

[@tan6265]

50 thousands rejected votes it is they are not happy Sporeans - be prepared to pay more higher bills😢!

[@moonlifeonearth]

@tan6265 Already higher bills. Nobody care in Singapore 🇸🇬 millionaire ministers and president corrupted.

[@rogerchin7278]

@@tan6265 YES THOSE YOUNGER GENERATIONS PREPARED TO HAVE BETTER LIFE.

[@lolipopi503]

Pineapple day..

[@oliveoyl1802]

I hope his wife pulled his ears and gave him a solid knock on his bald head for not giving her a hug and thanking her too! 😠 That would have been a warm, sweet and very human gesture. Think Mr Ng would have been more spontaneous had he won 😮

[@PaganMin-1966]

Of course he will win, if not lose face😂

[@jaziisnotanazi5889]

Now the other 2 ah peks lost face liao lorrrr 😂

[@PaganMin-1966]

@@jaziisnotanazi5889 those 2 are expected to lose, they knew it😂

[@PAPJOKEs]

This gov is a joke we need change pap isn’t as capable as what some of these people have BLIND FAITH IN THEM

[@calvingan98]

Take the L and sleep

[@ivangim1]

In reality, you are the joke. Majority value the PAP in delivering their promises to the people. Most certainly, we can see the sense in their policies to take the people and country forward.

[@tgseetoh]

is the guy on the left alright, he kept nodding after every sentence

[@thetntun]

why brother voting if someone is overwhelmingly the favourite? it is because of lack of real competition . no one bother to compete with ruling party member .

[@trace38364]

Why bother voting? When it's a walkover, people aren't happy. When it's an Election with 2 other candidates who got 30% of votes in the sample poll, people like you aren't happy too. Guess some people will never be satisfied unless it's their desired outcome.

[@jeromeheah]

sure got such image "slide down from escalator" like got chorographer

[@Formula1EyeDrive]

The guy on the left during interview keeps nodding i get distracted im so sorry!! XD

[@tan6265]

Singaporeans, please be prepared to pay higher bills 😢😢😢

[@jayyapyeehang]

Ummm..... I don't mind if Mr. Tharman wins. Even though he is being elected as the next president, well, I'm still keeping up supporting Mr. Ng Kok Song. Thought that Mr Ng is the most suitable one but since y'all like Pineapples so much, then, we'll let Mr. Tharman to be the chosen one anyway and let Mr Ng Kok Song to have a chance to be 10th President or whatsoever instead. However, it's just the local vote counting tho. Let's wait for the international vote counting and overall results on Sept 11 then. Other than that, everything's okay.

[@Zero_dgf]

I don’t mind he being vice- president

[@jaziisnotanazi5889]

We don't like pineapples 'so much' but the man behind the pineapple and his ability and skills to represent the country well. NKS is not bad either but if you wanna wait for him to be elected the next election he might no longer be strong enough to do it. By the way, Mr Tharman won so we know who the majority of people in Singapore stand for ✌🏽

[@tanmenghuat4999]

0:17 0:18

[@PAPJOKEs]

Can pap hold themselves no they can’t that why we still need to vote in more WP mps and more opposition mps into parliament pap is still a JOKE OF A GOV

[@daltonlow5939]

Anyone saw the pineapple behind? XD

[@mariatachi8398]

Yes

[@PAPLies245]

The fact that Tharman gets to sit on the chair itself is troubling. In PAP’s changing of the guard, unofficial polls put him as people’s choice to lead the ruling party. The Party decided he is not suitable and was bypassed. He is now deemed best suited for the top job in the land. What is good for the gander is not good for the goose. It feeds the speculation the party is inherently racist.

[@trace38364]

What's troubling is the fact that ~70% of people spoke but you find the mandate troubling.

[@melodypoh6833]

Omg the pineapple *ded*

[@Notdoingenough]

This is why we have to deny pap a super majority and elect more opposition MPs into parliament opposition got more chance in a GE then A PE

[@trace38364]

If there are more qualified and respectable opposition MPs with a good track record, more people (including me) will be confident in doing so. I'm not against doing so, but it's that its not simply about voting more in, its about quality, not quantity.

[@cavendishmontigue3254]

This is a simple show that votes will not vote for an opposition candidate talks cock ,

[@seowlingwee4693]

It is people like you that will cause political turmoil in Singapore. Be content n count your blessings in Singapore.

[@PleaseGetReal]

PAP should increase the GST by another 2% next year based on this result alone. The peasants are so amendable to the PAP wishes. The PAP need to recoup the billion dollars losses from MAS ($30.8billion), Temasek( $7.3 billion), GIC (undisclosed losses) from the clueless peasants.

[@tan6265]

Yes, let PAP do whatever they want 😢

[@PleaseGetReal]

@@tan6265 The peasants are the ones giving them the green light.

[@PAPJOKEs]

The BLIND MAJORITY

[@moonlifeonearth]

They paid. Singapore move ahead to Corruptions sharing the goodies they robbed from others.

[@moonlifeonearth]

Devils world too great.

[@Notdoingenough]

The pap doesn’t respect the constitution our fore fathers created they have have enough we can still have pap as gov but more evidence have shown more opposition are needed

[@arvobrendon4267]

who cares the CIPB been too busy checking with him on seats i'm more comfortable moving money

[@tonykwok9763]

INFLATION ROBS THE CITIZENS OF THEIR LIFE SAVINGS.....RETURN CPF🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Changemustcome171]

Singapore Parliament remains a Third World Parliament - until the Workers’ Party or any other opposition party or the combined voting strength is one-third of legislative strength at least. You need that to block new laws or prevent any change in the Constitution. Before anything else, there must be checks and balances. This is how governments are generally held accountable or are compelled to play fair.

[@鲁焚化炉]

Very bitter huh!😝

[@calvingan98]

Cry

[@KSKS-jh1fb]

Don't forget singapore had long since changed to a multi-nation country, it's the pap party mistakes and there's no way to u-turn back

[@KSKS-jh1fb]

Don't forget sg scams city

[@PAPLies245]

Pap is scare of Accountability that why they want their candidate to win that the only reason

[@pohmichael2978]

There is no end to this ! The North Korea Leader should come under their apprenticeship.

[@ChingChengHanji_]

🐍

[@t.c9081]

Wish it was not him. He will simply be a mouthpiece for PAP and as with other "Indian" presidents, there's nothing Indian about him to say he will help Tamils of Singapore!

[@lovebeautyintegrity6261]

it's about helping all Singaporeans

[@t.c9081]

​@@lovebeautyintegrity6261At the cost of driving Native Tamils away??? Helping Singapore by paying themselves millions?? Helping Singaporeans by being selective about whom they want to help? Please you do not know the PAP well

[@lovebeautyintegrity6261]

@@t.c9081 are you referring to native singaporean tamils ? personally find sg govt very fair to all races ... I was born into and bred in sg and belong to minority race . However, PAP standards have dropped... not going to go into it... but hopefully they will pull up their socks and ensure sg remains corruption free . Agree with you that their salaries are over the top ... Agree there is room for improvement ... for the good of All Singaporeans

[@t.c9081]

​​​​​@@lovebeautyintegrity6261I am a native Tamil, well travelled and educated. Employed in 18 countries not unemployable in Singapore simply because I am Tamil!! You have no idea how the pioneer Tamils were treated from the '60s to the '90s!! You have not seen what I had seen in enduring and experiencing extreme racism as I had. Singapore is the most racist and biased country in the world! Watch and see what Tharman be doing as a President!! He will remain a mouthpiece. And how many Tamils has he surrounded himself at election campaigns??? NONE!!!

[@lovebeautyintegrity6261]

@@t.c9081 you are born and bred in Singapore... a native singaporean tamil ? I am sorry about racism towards sg tamilians ... but I do feel Singapore is evolving ... people are more educated now and embracing diversity more But agree Still a long way to go... but we will get there Extreme racism can be found in many countries... personally experienced in Australia , UK etc Even in India, in dehli, I witnessed racism towards people from other states, based on skin colour, facial features... I saw it with my own eyes

[@PAPLies245]

Tharman’s breach of the Official Secrets Act when the latter, as Director of MAS’ Economics Dept, showed some journalists advance GDP growth data. He was fined S$1,500 and the journalists poorer by S$2,000. In Uniquely Singapore legalese which can explain how one man can form a mob, it was easy explaining why the one who gives is punished less than the one who receives. Tharman was careless. Was the court watching out for Tharman’s planed political trajectory? A fine above S$2,000 disqualifies a person from standing for election. I am curious. In all his travels overseas, when Tharman fills the disembarkation card, which box does he tick when asked ‘have you ever been convicted in a criminal court”?

[@acelsg]

its ok. the majority blind singaporeans. whats new? lol

[@chuakevin187]

👍

[@lamjianyuan]

The most bad peoples in the human world are Tharman, loong and the pap.

[@SB-dk7fy]

🎉congratulations 🎊

[@PAPJOKEs]

BS

[@hajaazad3559]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐

[@ArafatBDToSingapore]

Congratulations Mr. Tharman

[@ambogvilmamanzano1867]

Congratulation