PE2023: Rallies not encouraged as they may be divisive, says ELD

SINGAPORE - Candidates in the upcoming presidential election are encouraged to use platforms that reach out to voters at large, such as broadcasts and social media, said the Elections Department on Saturday .

On Saturday, the department issued campaigning guidelines covering various matters, such as election advertising and foreign interference. The order of the candidates in the first broadcast will be by alphabetical order of their names according to the electoral roll. This order will be reversed for the second broadcast.So far, there are four presidential hopefuls: former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, entrepreneur George Goh, 63, former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song, 75, and former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian, 75.

Due to safety and security considerations, candidates are encouraged to hold such rallies, if any, at sports stadiums or indoor venues, said ELD. Candidates and voters also must not make, exhibit or distribute party political films. Examples include films that employ dramatisation or animation to distort, sensationalise or mislead viewers on political matters, said ELD.

Only Singapore citizens can take part in elections and campaigning. Any Singaporean who wants to conduct an election activity for a candidate, whether online or offline, must first have written authority signed by the candidate or his election agents. For example, they must include information on who authorised the public display, who approved it, who it is publicly displayed for, who paid for it, and who printed it.

Should this occur, candidates will have to bear the expenses to remove each unauthorised banner, flag or poster at $50 per piece. This cost must then be included as part of candidates’ election expenses.

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