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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Singapore to choose new president amid rare political scandals

Singaporeans arrive to vote at a polling station during the city-state's presidential election
Singaporeans arrive to vote at a polling station during the city-state's presidential election on Friday. Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

Singaporeans will select a new president on Friday, a vote that will measure public mood at a time when the ruling party, which has been in power for more than six decades, is reeling from a spate of uncommon political scandals.

The vote comes as a senior government minister is under investigation by the country’s anti-graft agency, and after the resignation of two senior lawmakers over an affair.

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