Singapore is politically amazing, but it can still predict the entity.If Shangdan has been regarded as a possible prime minister in the past, it is not surprising that he won in the presidential election on September 1.When Shangdaman stated on June 8 that when President Harima decided not to seek a re -election to run for the president, the question was not whether he would win, but to win with the advantage.Because this will show how voters will evaluate the ability of the three candidates and their assessment of the status quo of the country under the leadership of the ruling party.

Unlike candidates voted by a small number of voters in a single constituency or selection area, the presidential election is a national election for each qualified citizen to vote for a public official.This enables the election to involve not only political achievements and professional knowledge, but also factors such as race, religion, class and anti -government emotion.In the presidential election, candidates must be aware of these positive and negative functions, and may never win the support of racial, religious and ideological opposition voters.In any presidential election, the victory of candidates always face these errors full of possibilities and uncertainty.

So what happened?How did Shangdaman get an overwhelming 70.40%voting?In 2023, the election of presidential elections not only related to the three candidates of Shangdanman, Huang Guosong and Chen Qinliang, but also about 2.7 million voters.Since the outbreak of the crown disease in Singapore in 2020, Singapore's politics has been difficult to water, and more and more critics have the requirements and criticism of the rule of the rule of the rule.

The victory of Shangdaman depends on three key factor.First of all, in the past few elections, as the most popular politicians in the country, he performed almost more than 70%of the votes, including 74.6%of the votes in the 2020 election in the Jurong Collection, won in 201579.2%, won 76.5%in 2011.

In the 2023 election of the presidential election, his resume was even more tiger because he was an experienced political leader.He has been a key position for Singapore Financial Authority, Singapore Government Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings.

Over the years, Shangdanman has also been regarded as a defender of a vulnerable group and a low -income Singaporean.He supports various "welfare -oriented" policies, including medical care, financial assistance to low -income groups, and operating his non -profit organizations.The unofficial organization named Tasek Jurong has been operating since 2014 to improve the community.

The extremely affable personality, wisdom, charm, and public speech ability of Shangdanman is his unique trick of invincible, and has won unanimous praise from opponents and admirers.The perfect qualifications of Shangdanman are the chicken group among the candidates.He is regarded as a real Singaporean who is approachable, good at listening, trustworthy, and cares about the people.Therefore, he was directly regarded as the "leader of the people."

Secondly, on the occasion of multiple crises in the ruling People's Action Party, Shangdanman, who is elected president, is considered a key stabilizer.These crises began in the economic challenges brought by the US -China trade war and exacerbated due to crown disease and the Ukrainian war.In fact, Prime Minister Li Xianlong's inheritance crisis is not over yet, especially after the relatives of the President Wang Ruijie withdrew from the succession and appointed a new potential successor Huang Xuncai, Singapore is in a political crisis that has never experienced since its independence.The extramarital affairs scandal and corruption cases of senior leaders of the DAP leaders broke out before the election of the presidential election further exacerbated this situation.

Third, the international qualifications and status of Shangdanman, whether as a former Minister of Education and the Minister of Finance, or his position in the field of business, finance, and technology, it means that he has the ability to be able to in Asia or other regions.Strengthen Singapore's international image.These are what his two competitors cannot do.

Shangdanman, the chairman of the HKMA, is the de facto governor of the Central Bank of Singapore, and enjoys a high popularity internationally.He also serves as a co -chairman of the Global Water Resources and Economic Commission, a member of the United Nations High -level Advisory Committee of Effective Polygrown Polyrmalism, and has served as the Asian Chairman of the International Monetary Fund International Monetary and Financial Commission.

In an interview with the South China Morning Post on August 21 this year, Shang Daman explained his views on the finance and technology industries and his grasp of international politics including Sino -US competition.In the interview, he called on the United States to focus on "long -term games" when dealing with China, to curb the temptation of short -term interests, because this will only worsen bilateral relations.This means that he has made a strong rational voice internationally like the late Lee Kuan Yew.

In short, it can be said that before the start of the election presidential election, compared with his competitors, Shangdanman has been regarded as the most presidential qualification.At first, Wu Zhenhua, Huang Guosong and Chen Qinliang were canceled after the presidential election committee's appraisal. In the end, only three candidates were left.

Shangdanman carried out a strong campaign promotional activity through the poster of the island. Using Yellow Pear as his campaign symbol won the recognition of most Chinese, because they believed that yellow pear was a symbol of good luck.He walked around and attended various public activities and speeches. Effective social media propaganda helped by the Internet celebrities. The campaign tone was not controversial but effective.Eventually became the best candidate for the president.Especially when the public gets the opportunity to vote, it is not the same as the "selection" of the "selection" of no competitors in the former president.

Although the anti -government emotions in the people have continued to rise, Shangdanman has not denied that he has been a member of the ruling party in the past 22 years.EssenceHe also wisely explained the scope of the power of the election president and did not participate in the debate of the government or president's independence.

This is obviously an asymmetric competition. It is an all -around political master, an experienced civil servant and a public speaker. It competes with two people with professional knowledge in their respective narrow fields.

Many years later, Singapore today finally has the most qualified candidate president.As the head of state, he understands the people, but as the financial tsar and experienced cabinet ministers, he can undoubtedly fulfill the president's supervision duties.If someone in Singapore knows how much reserve and how to allocate the country, it is Shangdanman.This has made him the best head of state and national reserves to date.

The Presidential Election in 2023 was also a referendum on the People's Action Party, because Sandman and Huang Guosong were regarded as the characters in the system, and Chen Qinliang was regarded as a representative of the anti -founding group.The results of the election presidential election have an important impact on the upcoming national election.Whenever it is held, the results of the presidential election show that the DAP brand is still attractive to Singaporean voters.

Shangdaman also deified the Singaporean to vote by racial voting, and the non -Chinese nationality such as Chandra Das, Michael Palmer and Muraci Pillai have passed in the past who have passed in the pastThis statement was revealed by the Chinese constituency.Shangdaman believes that Singapore is ready to accept a non -Chinese Prime Minister. This view has important political significance for Singapore's changing political pattern in the next few years.In the end, the best candidate won an important position of the election president in the election as a minority, which set another new record in Singapore's rapidly changing political environment.

The author is the deputy director of the Department of Political Department of the National University of Singapore

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