Former candidate Tan Kin Lian applies for eligibility certificate for 2023 Presidential Election

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He says he will wait for the final slate of approved candidates before deciding whether to submit his nomination paper.

- the first step in order to enter the presidential race. Prospective candidates must also submit a community declaration.

The contender must also be a Singapore citizen, be at least 45 years old on Nomination Day and not belong to any political party.In 2011, Mr Tan Kin Lian competed against former deputy prime minister Dr Tony Tan, Progress Singapore Party founder Tan Cheng Bock and opposition politician Tan Jee Say. Dr Tan won the final vote in the 2011 polls, gaining 745,693 of the votes.

Mr Tan became Chief Executive Officer of NTUC Income in 1977, holding the position for 30 years until he left in April 2007.

 

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