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A general election in the heat of the Covid-19 crisis will be very different from previous elections, political watchers said.With social distancing measures in place, for instance, political parties will have to be more creative and think of ways to campaign and engage the audience, they said.
According to the Singapore Constitution, the next general election (GE) must be held by April 2021.
There has been chatter about an impending GE over the last couple of months, at least, but it picked up pace last Friday when the new electoral boundaries were announced.
While the Government is obviously keeping its cards close to its chest, General Elections under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s watch has come between two to three months after the electoral boundaries report was released. But these are unusual times.
Political analyst and law professor at the Singapore Management University Eugene Tan told The New Paper it is important that all health and safety measures are in place at election rallies.
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