Dr Tony Tan will not contest the next Presidential Election

The following is an announcement by the President of Singapore, Dr Tony Tan. -- Prime Minister Lee has just delivered his speech in Parliament on the Constitutional Amendments. The proposed amendments will ensure that our Constitution as a living document is aptly refreshed. As I said in my Presidential Message to Parliament yesterday, the institution of Elected Presidency has to stay relevant with time and our local context. As the next Presidential election will be a reserved one for Malay candidates, I will not be standing in the next Presidential election. I look forward to seeing a Malay President after 46 years.