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Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob to run in EP

She will be first woman in Singapore to run for the highest office in the land

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Published Sun, Aug 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM
    HALIMAH YACOB

    Singapore

    SPEAKER of Parliament Halimah Yacob will be stepping down from her post to contest the upcoming presidential election in September, making her the first woman to run for the highest office in the land.

    Confirming her decision on Sunday, she said she had given the issue much thought since she announced three weeks ago that she was "thinking about" running for the presidency.

    Halimah Yacob

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