Sept 1 will be the day for Singaporeans to head to the ballot boxes to vote for the country's ninth President, if there's more than one qualified candidate.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the Writ of Election for this year's Presidential Election today, with Nomination Day on Aug 22.The nomination of candidates will take place at the auditorium of the People's Association at 9 King George's Avenue. The deposit payable for each candidate is set at $40,500, according to a statement by the Elections Department on Friday .
This amount is lower than the last contested Presidential Elections. The deposit in 2011 was $48,000 then.They are former senior minister
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