Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president, according to official results, in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.

• The Elections Department declared the 66-year-old economist as the winner over two rival candidates after securing 70.4 percent of ballots cast.
• Observers said Tharman Shanmugaratnam's win is a boost for the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), which is widely perceived to favour his candidacy.
• Mr Shanmugaratnam replaces incumbent Halimah Yacob who ran unopposed for her six-year term in 2017.
• Mr Shanmugaratnam, also a former finance minister, was a long-time PAP stalwart before he resigned to run for the non-partisan position of president.