, Singapore

7th President to be sworn in 1 September 2011

Before welcoming the President-elect, a 96-strong guard of honour will first send off President S R Nathan on Thursday evening at the Istana.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Dr Tony Tan will arrive in a motorcade and will take his oath of office in the Istana State Room, where he will be flanked by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

A former deputy prime minister, Dr Tan won 35.2 percent of the vote, beating former People's Action Party MP Tan Cheng Bock by just 7,269 votes.

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