Singapore GE2020 party broadcasts: PAP has ‘delivered what we promised’, but Opposition warn against having an unchecked ruling party
Only political parties that have fielded at least six candidates are eligible for airtime, and the duration of each speech is determined by the number of candidates fielded. — Video screengrab via TODAY
Representing their parties in the English speech were the Reform Party’s Charles Yeo, National Solidarity Party’s Spencer Ng, Peoples Voice’s Michael Fang Amin, Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan, Workers’ Party’s Pritam Singh, the Progress Singapore Party’s Tan Cheng Bock, and the People’s Action Party Heng Swee Keat.
“We will create a better future together. To work together effectively, we must all pull in the same direction. A strong and capable government will help us achieve this, even more so during a crisis,” Heng said. He said: “PAP self-checking can fail. If the wrong people show their true colours only after reaching our highest offices, Singapore is finished.
Party political broadcasts have been a feature of election campaigns since they were introduced in 1980. He introduced RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam as someone “good with numbers and tenacious in pursuit of accountability” as well as “equally diligent working through your problems at the individual and community level”. Its candidates are a “safe pair of hands” to manage a town council.
On reducing the cost of living, the NSP wants to make housing affordable, noting how “many of our young are caught in a mire of housing debts”. He asked: “Is this what we want for our future generations?” He said many are rightfully aggrieved that foreigners are in jobs they were previously in. “The standard of living of your family has plunged and you may even be in financial difficulties, because you have lost your jobs.”
“Through the decades, the SDP has never wavered in our commitment to speak up for you. To us, politics is not about self-glorification. Neither is it about enriching ourselves. Rather, it is about speaking up for you, our fellow citizens,” he said. Singapore needs “protection against complete dominance of Parliament by one party, which could allow a tiny number of people to control everything”. Its long term dream is for a healthy democracy of two or three parties who can form a competent and honest government.
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