You chose Tharman Shanmugaratnam!

In polling booths across Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam is chosen with more than 50% of the votes as Singapore's 5th Elected President. Few suspect it, but voters have noticed that his opponents are actively worse choices. Tan is an eccentric boomer who keeps stuffing his foot in his mouth while resting on his dusty 20-year-old laurels as NTUC Income chief. Ng has managed, outside his long professional career as a fund manager and entrepreneur, to be a social non-entity with next to zero contributions to Singapore's social or civic life. They reasoned that they would rather take a chance with Tharman.

In the months to come, President Tharman attempts to heal the wounds of Singapore's troubled presidency, and then put his own spin on the office. 

Unlike his immediate predecessor, he moves straight into the Istana without any complaint because he knows that the president is also a symbol of the nation and should reside at the symbolic residence of the nation. He also refrains from speaking on any public policy issues, steering clear of any overlap with the government of the day. For all intents and purposes, he is the model of a president the PAP wants - a president who stays away from politics, and is silent on the exercise of his custodial functions except when the government wants it to be known (and it never does).

That is not to say that he's an inactive, rarely seen president. Tharman carries out his election promise to be a president interested in highlighting civil issues, problems and solutions, that do not require political or legal solutions. As president, Tharman has a packed social calendar. Though this initially comes across like a sinecure for easing himself out of politics, the people and the president grow to realise that there is far greater value beyond the secret custodial functions of the presidency.

Yet the greatest change comes when Lee Hsien Loong finally steps down as prime minister, fulfilling the longest, most revised, and most thwarted succession plan of the ruling party. As long time partners in the cabinet, new prime minister Lawrence Wong and the president renew their collegial relationship. While what their discuss during their weekly meetings are secret, Tharman and Wong agree that these meetings should be officially noted and published. Similarly, whenever the president and his council of advisors are convened for custodial decisions, these meetings are noted and published even though the exact details remain a secret. In time, observers will agree this was the minimum level of transparency the government needed to take to restore credibility and public confidence in the presidency.

Tharman goes on to serve as president for another term.