Singapore-born Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam and two Chinese-origin former executives of government-linked companies have qualified to run for the city-state's presidential election on 1st September.
 
The Presidential Elections Committee received a total of six applications for the Certificate of Eligibility by yesterday's deadline, the Elections Department said.
 
Singapore had earlier said, it would hold the presidential election if more than one person qualifies for the presidential run. Incumbent President Halimah Yacob's six-year term will end on the 13th of September.