No physical rallies, more TV airtime if General Election is held in Phase Two

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PHYSICAL rallies will not be allowed, but candidates from every constituency will get television airtime if the next general election is held during Phase Two of Singapore's reopening amid the Covid-19 pandemic, under preliminary campaigning guidelines released by the Elections Department (ELD) on Thursday. Read more at The Business Times.

Asked if the campaigning period will stick to the nine-day minimum, ELD said that the length of the campaigning period will be announced when the Writ of Election is issued.

Precautions should be taken, such as wearing masks, keeping all interactions and engagements transient, and minimising physical contact, for instance by refraining from shaking hands. In lieu of physical rallies, parties and candidates will get more airtime on national TV, with new Constituency Political Broadcasts on Channel 5, in which candidates may speak in any of the four official languages.

Candidates may also campaign on the Internet, subject to regulations announced on June 8. The government will facilitate e-rally livestreams by providing venues with Internet connectivity at subsidised rates, with candidates able to apply for timeslots during the campaign period. Use of these venues is optional and there are no restrictions on livestreaming duration during the campaign period.

In drawing up the guidelines, the key considerations were protecting public health and safety, and ensuring that voters have access to campaigning messages of all political parties and candidates, so they can make an informed decision, said ELD.

 

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