Ability, character and independence: What voters may look out for as Singapore elects its president

The matter of who is independent has dominated a large part of the three presidential candidates’ narratives for why they should be elected. Asst Prof Walid Jumblatt Abdullah of NTU's School of Social Sciences laid out the strategies that the candidates have set out for themselves. He said: “Mr Tharman is the safe choice, that is how he portrays himself – the most competent one. Mr Ng is the establishment, but non-endorsed and independent candidate, whereas Mr Tan is the non-establishment, non-endorsed, independent, even anti-establishment candidate.”

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