Serious [Prediction for this year's 2023 Sinkie Presidential Election! haha] IF the following 4 candidates end up on the ballot, who do you THINK WILL win?

[red amoeba]

One will not qualify. Probably the CIO. Tharman will win.

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

Thanks to the PAP, if samsters here can't bring themselves to vote for SM Tharman, they have 3 alternative choices to choose from. Lots of democracy in Singapore.

Dear @JohnTan, many thanks for your reply and for finally predicting that Tharman will win!

But unless I'm very mistaken, those Sinkies who "can't bring themselves to vote for SM Tharman" also include a significant percentage of the usual PAP voters (i.e. roughly 61% of the valid voters for the last General Election roughly three years ago in 2020), right?

Of course, some of the usual "Opposition" voters will probably join some of the usual PAP voters to vote for Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian, similar to what happened in 2011; but instead of Ng Kok Song, it was Tan Jee Say who received votes from those kinds of Sinkies.

But if something similar to what happened in 2011 were to happen again this year, then that would mean that once again, the vast majority of the votes received by Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian would be from a significant percentage of the usual PAP voters, right?

Maybe Tharman will still end up receiving the most votes; but I'm LESS than 69% sure of that happening!

 

[KuanTi01]

I honestly think Mr Tan Kin Lian and Mr Ng Kok Song will not qualify to take part; leaving only Mr Tharman and Mr George Goh to slug it out.

 

[syed putra]

How come malays, are not represented. Is this some kind of apartheid?

 

[k1976]

You siao bo, Tharman get LESS than Tony Tan vote share?

My prediction very simple, Tharman will become President. The more candidates, the higher his vote share by ratio will be.

I agreed.

 

[mahjongking]

cheebye loong will win, in peesai he will get 61% majority even if he enters Miss Singapore contest......

 

[swissbank]

Lau Ti Koh will lost his deposit and can claim back in other way as he was planted.

 

[MaximiLian]

Who will win? Tarma
Who should win? George
Who do i want 2 win? TKL (as endorsed by GMS)

 

[mojito]

Do you really care which of those gentlemen becomes the next overpaid Istana doggie?

Their portraits will be displayed very prominently in many locations. U don't want to scare the young chewren do u?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

How come malays, are not represented. Is this some kind of apartheid?

Yes because m&ds have more rights than the non m&d singkies in the constitution

 

[Desmondochua]

They should also let Halimah to contest maybe she will lose her deposit

 

[Hightech88]

Tharman will 99% win else tanks will roll out on the road.
The PAP-Gov will make sure Tharman wins 'legitimately' using mass propaganda + dirt-digging on the opposing candidates.

Imagine if George Goh wins, how is PAP going to survive in next GE? LOL.

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

Many thanks to the following members for their predictions:

Latest update and, once again, many thanks to the following members for their predictions:

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Tartman is a very popular MP...and as an establishment candidate with state resources behind him. However the presidency might be a poison chalice like what happened to OTC and Nair...the presidency is also to preserve pinky as many want tartman to be PM

 

[Reddog]

Here's my own prediction:

1. George Goh Ching Wah - 40% (i.e. the "Opposition" voters)

2. Tharman Shanmugaratnam - 30% (i.e. PAP voters who don't mind an Indian Sinkie President, but I think he will receive LESS than Tony Tan's 35% in 2011)

3. Ng Kok Song - 20% (i.e. PAP voters who want a Chinese Sinkie President, but I think he will receive LESS than Tan Jee Say's 25% in 2011)

4. Tan Kin Lian - 10% (i.e. PAP voters who want a Chinese Sinkie President, but I think he will receive MORE than his own 5% in 2011, mainly because Tan Jee Say seems to be supporting him! )

Finally, here are the two relevant wikipedia articles:
wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Singaporean_presidential_election
wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Singaporean_presidential_election
for comparison.

Your assessment on TKL is soft.
Now that it is confirmed that he was unwanted by Income Board that led to his departure from Income, do you think that Sinkies will trust him better?

 

[Confuseous]

Clown show.
Performing clowns don't know if they can run.
Or walk the plank.

The Unchained Goh repeating ad nauseam about his past records.
But talk about transparency when he does not even want to name the 5 companies which
qualify him. He claims to have founded more than 100 companies. What happened to them?

Cock Song's "philosophy" is going more and more parellel to what a PAP MP would say in parliament.
Talking cock about mental health, learning meditation etc. - obviously nothing substantive say. Doing
things like giving fiancee a rose in the Tiong Baru market is as substantive as he can get.

Kuai Lan Tan (K.L.Tan) is all about needing to see himself on TV. Waste of paper, ink.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Clown show.
Performing clowns don't know if they can run.
Or walk the plank.

The Unchained Goh repeating ad nauseam about his past records.
But talk about transparency when he does not even want to name the 5 companies which
qualify him. He claims to have founded more than 100 companies. What happened to them?

Cock Song's "philosophy" is going more and more parellel to what a PAP MP would say in parliament.
Talking cock about mental health, learning meditation etc. - obviously nothing substantive say. Doing
things like giving fiancee a rose in the Tiong Baru market is as substantive as he can get.

Kuai Lan Tan (K.L.Tan) is all about needing to see himself on TV. Waste of paper, ink.

That is why they are all pap strawmen

 

[Confuseous]

Tar Man is still leading by far. In simplistic terms,
even if George Goh votes transferrd to TKL, still hard to beat.
Cock Song is just a bit above water, to keep his deposit.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Tar Man is still leading by far. In simplistic terms,
even if George Goh votes transferrd to TKL, still hard to beat.
Cock Song is just a bit above water, to keep his deposit.

Even if it's between ah Lian n tartman. The ah neh will still win

 

[mahjongking]

Latest update and, once again, many thanks to the following members for their predictions:

should have another category.....'dont give a fuck'