@Wabbitsmiles@singapore it’s because many would’ve wanted him to be a PM, that they pushed him for presidency so that you can vote.
PM doesn’t need to be voted in by the people.
Why not Tan Kin Lian? Presidents became figureheads, might as well go for the funni and who knows if he's actually good in the same vein as Ukraine's Zelensky? At the very least it would make Singapore politics spicy.