Singapore’s first reserved presidential election: More haste, less speed, and a missed opportunity?

Author

Tan K. B. EUGENE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Blog Post

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

10-2017

Abstract

After much hype and anticipation that preceded it, Singapore’s sixth presidential election in September 2017 quickly reached an anti-climatic end when the Presidential Elections Committee in pre-qualifying three presidential hopefuls determined that only one person, Madam Halimah Yacob, was eligible to contest.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Election Law

Research Areas

Public International Law, Regional and Trade Law

Publisher

Singapore Mediacorp Press

Citation

EUGENE, Tan K. B.. Singapore’s first reserved presidential election: More haste, less speed, and a missed opportunity?. (2017).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3841

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