SINGAPORE: Singapore's former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president on Friday, earning a landslide victory in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
Singaporeans headed to the polls that were closely watched as an indication of support for the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) after a rare spate of scandals, but the longtime stalwart of the party won more than two-thirds of the vote over two rivals.
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