SINGAPORE (June 1): Applications for the 2017 Presidential Election certificates are opening today, and it has been reported that the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Second Chance Properties, Mohamed Salleh Marican, intends to be in the running for the position as Singapore’s next president.  

In an article by The Straits Times yesterday, Marican confirms that he will be collecting the forms required to contest in the upcoming September elections, and claims to be able to “fulfil the call of most Singaporeans who desire a truly independent elected president, one who is untainted by party politics".

Marican, who is said to be the first Malay/Muslim owner of a company to be listed on the SGX, will be participating in Singapore’s first-ever reserved election.

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