GE2020: Sights and Sounds Of A Covid Election | Singapore GE2020

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GE2020: Sights and Sounds Of A Covid Election | Singapore GE2020 | The Straits Times

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Some 2.54 million Singaporeans went to the polls to vote in the country’s 13th General Election on July 10. Dubbed a “Covid election”, the event - where rallies were disallowed - saw the People’s Action Party retain 83 of the 93 seats it contested and a national vote share of 61.2 per cent.
Besides holding on to Aljunied GRC and Hougang single ward, the opposition Workers’ Party won Sengkang GRC. It now holds 10 seats, the most ever for the opposition.
The Straits Times Picture Desk brings to you a video wrap of the last two weeks of hustings that shook the political scene.
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@teenagejj27 4 жыл бұрын

Sengkang weather forecast for the next 5 years, No lightning

@shobnaquest 4 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂

@cawan6746 4 жыл бұрын

@@shobnaquest Neither i want this lighting to be at Senkang.

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

cloud clear and sky blue

@user-ff4ne2fr4y 4 жыл бұрын

😁😁😁

@happy1288 4 жыл бұрын

OMG LMAO too me 5 seconds to get it

@kakashi1982 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe in 10-20 years time, people look back at this video and say this is truly the turning point in Singapore's democracy.

@janeminnie5683 4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t the govt realised when opposition won sengkang, Singaporean REALLY SEE HOPE. The message is clear, very clear. Singaporean see much more hope for Singapore future without even question on opposition won as compared to ruling party existing Covid 19 plan where we still have many uncertainty.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

10 seats win out of a total of 93 seats does not effect any change. Changes to Constitutional laws will still be passed without the support of the opposition members. As long as the ruling party (PAP) does not have two-thirds majority seats, the opposition members can prevent the ruling party from exercising their rights to change the constitution. Ideally, 32 opposition members would be effective if voted in to parliament.

@hengjessica5930 4 жыл бұрын

@@jj96432 U are right, PAP has 60+% voters support. But no dynasty or party is forever. Things will change and will change for the better.

@sktdllm9492 4 жыл бұрын

PAP Fool me once shame on u. Fool me twice shame on me

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

@@jj96432 Of course you r awfully correct in ur comments but d OP is only asking from d voters for 32 seats or 1/3 of d majority inorder to be more effective in d Parliament.

@Jgamer-jk1bp 4 жыл бұрын

Every year, people becomes less supportive for PAP. This shows that we are no longer as gullible as we were, if PAP were to continue their rule as they are now they WILL be kicked out by 2030

@christopherlew1814 4 жыл бұрын

Why did I get chills watching this

@sumit6190p 4 жыл бұрын

good background score and video editing.

@gmr2gnr 4 жыл бұрын

you might have covid.

@beezlebub9 Жыл бұрын

Made me teary actually.

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

One was given the Mandate to Rule, One was given the Mandate to Voice Louder. Both were given the mandate to warm the cockles in our heart ~ 🌹 Both please cooperate , 60 Months to warm us, and your time starts now.

@kirayamato94 4 жыл бұрын

had hopes SDP and PSP make it to parlement

@nachierharis3282 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely disappointing. Maybe the sky has to fall to convince the people to vote for opposition.

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

@@nachierharis3282 They haven't wake up yet after sleeping for about 61 years.

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

@@nachierharis3282 Not to worry, come d next GE2025, u n others will encounter more seats going to d OPs.

@Jgamer-jk1bp 4 жыл бұрын

@@leechengho8407 They have been brainwashed ever since, but now people are being more educated and less susceptible to PAP's lies

@aliabdulrahim7199 4 жыл бұрын

PAP LUCKY MAK CIK MAK CIK&PAK CIK PAK CIK MALAY BAWAH BLOCK VOTE FOR PAP BECAUSE OF $750 EVERY THREE MONTH....

@angelulu2680 4 жыл бұрын

So proud of the Sengkang residents for making history for Singapore!!! 👍🏼💙💪🏼⛏

@farishafiy6571 4 жыл бұрын

This kind of video gives goosebump and some sense of sentimental, nostalgic..anyone else feel what I feel?

@huaiwei 4 жыл бұрын

As imperfect and unfair our electoral system still is, it makes me proud. It is something worth showing to my foreign friends who laugh and think Singapore has no dynamic democracy and think the GE is done North Korean style.

@yuxuanhuang8840 4 жыл бұрын

one of the most unbiased ST video

@sajat717 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats WP! We support you!

@danng91 4 жыл бұрын

Vote Chan Chun Sing out next! He is an embarrassment to Singapore!

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

Most Singaporeans will agree with u think he talk too arrogantly without a heart.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

He has no talent He can’t speak well Cannot understand his English He laughs to himself as he he speaks If I cannot understand him, I wonder if international audience would? He entered Tanjong Pagar GRC under the wing of LKY, would he have been elected if he stood alone in an SMC? He lied about having masks and use his lie to cover the fact that SG had a shortage of masks & reprimand SGs for forming queues to buy masks & hygiene items. He called SGs an embarrassment. His arrogance was captured in a leaked video. His second leaked video exposed his confidence of PAP winning GE 2020 due to the covid-19 crisis as he said PAP always wins the election when there is a crisis. He instilled fear in his rally speech that SG will lose a few hundred thousand jobs. WHY IS HE STILL VOTED IN TO ASSUME HIGHER ORDER RESPONSIBILITY? SGs of Tanjong Pagar GRC: You have not only done a disservice to yourselves, but to SG as a whole. 5 YEARS OF HARDSHIPS

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

@@jeangian1781Highly appreciate your true n factual comments n am sure many good thinking Singaporeans will agree with u.

@jessonedmund3820 4 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with Singaporeans can't they see they are being fooled by this ruling lot over and over again. OMG when will they ?

@cawan6746 4 жыл бұрын

Must vote Ah Chan out to the pit of hell 👎👎👎 ,I hate him for playing voters mind. I run the country i want all pap members & mp salaries to be returned to Singapore, Singaporeans.

@stariemin 4 жыл бұрын

WP hope you'll hear our voices and bring it out to the parliament 🙏🏼

@matthewtan961 4 жыл бұрын

Best montage this year so far

@lolvks 4 жыл бұрын

5:00 sign is upside down

@plodd55 4 жыл бұрын

"you have given 9 years, its time to bring us back" Sorry the door is shut

@aryastark2455 4 жыл бұрын

yall forgot the cat that stole the spotlight on cna hahaha

@cawan6746 4 жыл бұрын

Without the Opposition, PAP slack from what i observed . We need more Opposition to push & kick this PAP butt to work . Now PAP vote has drop they being to work. I don't like this type PAP code of conduct. They PAP should work from the beginning not when the vote drop start to work. Thanks to the Opposition for pushing this PAP to work . All Hail ! Opposition 🙋🙋🙋🙋All Shame on you pap.👎👎👎👎👎.

@QihuiLooi 4 жыл бұрын

There is slight improvement in this video as compared to your previous COVID clip. There is good pacing and tempo to the entire clip, but the drone shots are still bad.

@inspir3d81 4 жыл бұрын

No cockles? Cannot make it lah...

@kelvinyap1707 4 жыл бұрын

Could have been more for Oppositions

@ryanong9817 4 жыл бұрын

NICE! 👍

@limjin5200 4 жыл бұрын

2025 ge will be your judgement day. We're coming for you. But it won't be painful, no we're not gonna hammer you. We're gonna drive something through you. Coming 2025 ge, one thing you can do. You pray.

@marketgarden8910 4 жыл бұрын

Singapore should have only 2 opposition SDP and PSP in the West and WP in the East. The opposition should have a combined menefisto and only fight in a few constituencies. 11 Opposition parties Sengat gila seah.

@limpei6542 4 жыл бұрын

We should only have one opposition which is WP. SDP only has popularist policies which will cause taxes to rise. Meanwhile for PSP, unless they can prove they are more than a two person party, than they too should not run least they become like NSP who had CST for too long.

@thomasng4571 4 жыл бұрын

Opposition parties don't mix.

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Ng it is advisable that they dont mix.

@marketgarden8910 4 жыл бұрын

@@limpei6542 I agree with you. It is more healthy to have 2 opposition parties in power but so far WP seem to be the only credible one. WP actually work the grounds and like PAP choose their candidates properly. As for SDP, I find that the party is only held by 2 or 3men like PSP. It is true that Chee has walked the ground often but the rest of his team besides Paul seem like opportunist. Thus I am unsure about SDP but WP really knows what they are doing. In a long run when they finally are forced to take over the government, there are a lot of things they would have to change but currently, they will do well.

@limpei6542 4 жыл бұрын

@@marketgarden8910 If WP manages to keep a hold on Jamus and Nicole, they will continue to do well in future elections. For PSP, I think that other than TCB and LHY, none of their party members actually stand out. That's one thing they would have to work on if they want to compete in the long run. For SDP, they are better than the rest of the bunch but that's all I'll give them. One thing I'll disagree with you on however, is the selection of participants by PAP. The Ivan Lim saga has shown otherwise. Who knows how many others have made it in before him.

@dennischeong7310 4 жыл бұрын

$D come out or not 8310 or 1083?

@SirSX3 4 жыл бұрын

Strange that PM Lee considered Universal Basic Income to be nothing more than a "fashionable peacetime slogan", yet his government has been operating in expansionary fiscal policy through the disbursement of "GST Vouchers" as a remedy against the COVID economic depression. In fact, the disbursement in April was the closest thing to a UBI since it was "Universal" in the sense that it was not means-tested (i.e. not determined by your income or property). Or perhaps that was DPM Heng's idea instead of PM Lee's. I'm eager to see how the govt will proceed now that the election is over; will they go with further expansionary policies, or continue with their plans for contractionary fiscal policy (i.e. GST hike of 2%), and how the transition of the premiership will mean in terms of economic policy.

@user-ijh7tl5ie3 4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Good point. Thk u!

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u for sharing, good stuff

@Blazer433 4 жыл бұрын

GST vouchers are given every year and only once or twice, they are not the same as UBI.

@SirSX3 4 жыл бұрын

@@Blazer433 I understand it is not the same thing as UBI, and I never claimed that it was. But it is probably the one of the closest thing to it so far, so it was kind of surprising that the PM used such dismissive language against the idea, since his government at least believe in the effectiveness of non means tested direct cash payments (in April) as a "serious wartime plan".

@SirSX3 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-ijh7tl5ie3 @Fattboy Thank you. If you want to know more, Jamus has a wonderful post on his social media about the GST hike and how while it is delayed, the unwillingness to cancel it outright will still result in stifled expectation and hence demand, which will make recovery harder.

@aliabdulrahim7199 4 жыл бұрын

AFTER THIS KENA PAY AND PAY...

@leechengho8407 4 жыл бұрын

Blame it on d sleepy voters who don't mind 'P and P' to d current P n to them, it's considered a filial duty to pay.

@moneyking2540 4 жыл бұрын

I suggest we use our National Savings to Speed up Our Town Renewal by tearing down our Our Old HDB flats and Replacing them with Modern 50 storey ones thus releasing more Space for other Productive Purposes. The present Owners will be given preference to Own these brand new houses with a brand new lease of 99 years. The Opposition estates will be Last to be Redeveloped. Lots of Jobs will be created for Singaporeans for at least 20 years.

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Respect to all politicians from all Parties that went through huge struggle to get to where we are today. 4G leaders from all parties listen up, warm the Cockles of the people’s heart in the next 5 years. Grassroot leaders from all parties, UP your game and help your MPs. Period

@JackyMan22 4 жыл бұрын

PAP won by 70 points. The rest got zero. PAP cheated again. Why shouldn't I be surprised.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

2 hour extension

@Blazer433 4 жыл бұрын

@@JackyMan22 huh?

@JackyMan22 4 жыл бұрын

@@Blazer433 How is it that PAP won 90 seats and WP got 10 while the rest got 0? Hmmmmmm?... ._.)

@Blazer433 4 жыл бұрын

@@JackyMan22 I think you should make police report against pap for cheating

@shobnaquest 4 жыл бұрын

The Red on the map...Tears of Blood 😢😭 to be shed for the next 5 years...

@amitabachan5923 Жыл бұрын

Thank you opposition voters, you guys are the best! One day, Sg will be a democratic country like my homeland Malaysia! I've been supporting opposition in Malaysia until balance of power occurs, check and balance is very important. Don't be like PAP supporters, they are all CCP.

@randompeople8657 4 жыл бұрын

Sth sth regardless of all religion, Elected president say hello.

@selebet30 4 жыл бұрын

I feel bad, sick and sad because party who promoted chauvinism and rasicme still lead Singapura. PAP is only political party in this world who passing Prime Minister position from father to son. May ALMIGHTY GOD help good singapura citizens for next 5 years.

@Frederick-765 Жыл бұрын

we trying sir

@hexagonliver9409 4 жыл бұрын

My belief is that Singapore Communications and Information minister S. Iswaran banning or restricting Huawei from 5G network,in favour of more expensive and less technologically advanced Erickson and Nokia is Number 1 reason for the huge swing in election against the PAP results throughout Singapore . Huawei is very very highly popular in Singapore and the ban or restrictions against Huawei 5G caused extreme unhappiness among the people. West coast GRC which was a strong PAP ward previously, did extremely badly and its vote share fell very sharply from 79% in year 2015 to 51% and i believe the number 1 reason is because the people there voted strongly against Singapore Communications and Information minister S. Iswaran at west coast Grc ,because of the Huawei 5G ban or restrictions.The swing against the Pap in West coast GRC is the biggest of all the wards. I am 100% sure this is the number 1 reason for the huge swing against the PAP in the 2020 election.With Huawei being permanently out of Singapore 5G ,most likely there will be even more protest votes against the PAP in next election ,resulting in PAP getting less than 50% of total votes and being unable to form the next government in year 2025 .

@user-ijh7tl5ie3 4 жыл бұрын

V good point. Iswaran is one of the worst ministers. Good at talking only. He hs made some terrible bets tht caused big losses in gov investments.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

These bookworms can only talk. Do they actually have business acumen?

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

So far only Malaysia , US , India congratulate Singapore in this GE, did i miss out any news? China keep quiet :(

@kelvinpang438 4 жыл бұрын

PAP may get less than 50% of votes in 2025 but they will still form the government.West coast,east coast will be gone to the oppo through and the oppo will have 20+ seats.

@w.qbuffy5389 3 жыл бұрын

@@kelvinpang438 i hope bukit batok and bukit panjang will fall to sdp in 2025. And till today no explaination and accountability from murali on that so called "viral" video. Where is dat video?

@daniellim366 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. LEE, PAP as expected is again the ruling party. Cau please think 10 times ovet

@Banana-cc5rx 4 жыл бұрын

Clearly PAP isn't really the best governor ever. Look at SK and Hougang, you will never see that much enthusiasm for PAP winning

@Blazer433 4 жыл бұрын

huh? Majority still wants PAP as government

@Banana-cc5rx 4 жыл бұрын

@@Blazer433 2 different things. Just because they win doesn't mean they are good as I've said

@yea5458 4 жыл бұрын

@@Banana-cc5rx same set of rules apply to both PAP and WP. Scrutinize both parties FAIRLY during their parliament speech, because one is a government, the other is a shadow government. The scrutiny doesn't begin and end during the GE. It should last beyond the GE.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

It hurts the most to see SGs paying TOP DOLLARS to a bunch of morons in parliament. Please name how many people qualify to be paid millions for their performance? These guys don’t deserve the salaries they receive!

@jimmylim7012 4 жыл бұрын

Not only east coast plan all plan

@mrduck5332 3 жыл бұрын

Victor lye bring us back home. Gone case already. Lol

@w.qbuffy5389 3 жыл бұрын

Dun want to ever bring them home. Bad luck and bad omen. Better not appear or i will hammer them

@limjiayibryan 3 жыл бұрын

Bring him to hell ah

@user-fs9gv3go3g 4 жыл бұрын

Lhl should take responsibility, take a bow, apologise and Hara Kiri as suggested by his chairman in Parliament.

@Blazer433 4 жыл бұрын

@w.qbuffy5389 3 жыл бұрын

Under his leedership, PAP had 2 worst results ever since they in power. 4G.. in limbo. With potential new pm winning only 53%.

@moneyking2540 4 жыл бұрын

PAP must Wake up or else No More. This is the Last Time for the Govt. To Make SG Safe for another 50 years. Nobody likes a Tough Father or Wrath God. But SG cannot afford to have a

@johnnyhs_ngnng5554 4 жыл бұрын

Dear PM, now you returned with majority win and sincerely hope you would please be kinder to your fellow Singaporeans if they accidentally cross your path. Thank you.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

NO! NEVER! GO WORK HARDER & BE MORE PRODUCTIVE! Temasek Holdings report on 17 April 2020 lost $67Billion from stock market

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Jean Gian to be fair, cant be avoid. Big fish cant run during depression.

@jeangian1781 4 жыл бұрын

Fattboy Yes, no one is spared during depression. CCS use this to instill fear in SGs during GE 2020 rallying

@soonhengng1919 4 жыл бұрын

If you not stung by a needle you wont feel the sting..... Dont understand? Just ask those bicycle shop proprietors, bicycle rental kiosk owners and taxi drivers.

@w.qbuffy5389 3 жыл бұрын

No. He went to disrespect hougang aljunied n sengkang wp voters by calling them free riders.

@karlitoserrano7251 4 жыл бұрын

2nd wave is coming.

@JackyMan22 4 жыл бұрын

Weeeelp. Us oppositions in the lower income classes are gonna gyet it now... We're gonna pay our taxes more than we could spend. Another 5 years in the sewer shit we go! :D

@arrowstheorem1881 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe PAP will be forced to have Thurman as Pm

@arrowstheorem1881 4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Lim I am just teasing pap. I don't care who pap pm is

@jimmylim7012 4 жыл бұрын

U guys see la nw won oreadi next step start all plans

@mohammedhossain8017 4 жыл бұрын

I Love PAP.

@kahleongseow2519 4 жыл бұрын

Questions for Singaporean’s. WHY are feeling that someone OWES you something? WHY are you too blind to see how vulnerable we are STILL? Just because many foreigners work here, Singaporean’s becomes ROYAL BLOOD? You mean we have arrived? Remember, we have nothing! No resources! Continue this, we will have to pay dearly. This is not a game of cards, it’s your life and mine, remember?

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Dont ask Why, the questions will never end, seek acceptance and accept impermanence. Work together, the author and the editor of this story.

@kahleongseow2519 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a waste of time.

@kahleongseow2519 4 жыл бұрын

If you don’t ask ‘why’ then the opposition should not exist.

@K.T07 4 жыл бұрын

Singaporean are not rejecting foreigner workers that come here to help build our construction work and works that no graduate wants to take up...but replacing a equal if not more qualified Singaporean in a PMET role is what Singaporeans are angry about.

@yea5458 4 жыл бұрын

@@K.T07 and who hires the PMETs? The government or the companies? Who are the HR of companies? The hiring manager of companies? (Mainly singaporeans right?). Then, my question to you is this, is it the government's fault or our own fault? And to totally not take in any foreign PMET will do us no good as well. We need competition to encourage innovation and free exchange of ideas i.e. einstein,obama etc...

@kahleongseow2519 4 жыл бұрын

The population is just confused and frustrated at this time. They understand not the pandemic has done and is still doing. Frustrated and worried of job security. Confused because some parts of the opposition uses colourful vocabulary to decorate the campaign. The population was seduced into believing it. The population thought that we have arrived, the world is below us. What mistake it is. The world outside is very very vicious.people are jealous, they are laughing at us. This pandemic is so damaging that the population thought that by using worker’s party to squeeze some miracles out of the PAP. It’s sad. Next some ‘has been’ was riding on past glories to prove a point. Times are different, times have changed. Worst, this ‘has been’ is banging on some other’s domestic issues to hit out and profit from it. It saddens me that ‘when you drink, one must never forget where the water comes from’. If the Workers Party is of any use, it would have been proven during it’s founder’s time, not now! They never possess any direction for Singapore, they can never lead us into prosperity! It’s always ‘being people’s voice’ ‘ speaking out for the people’ NEVER can they be the ‘Alternative choice !’ NEVER! Colourful vocabulary will NEVER get us any where! The medicine is ‘BITTER’ the patients are complaining, sucking up to them will lead us to disaster. The population is numb to the world, others are catching up, if we carrying on this, we will be over taken by everyone and anyone because there only3.5 Lillian Singaporean’s.

@fattboy3542 4 жыл бұрын

Take your chill pills. Buddha once said, cultivate acceptance and accept impermanence. Relax, you are still part of the nation, one family, one big cockles all add together.

@kahleongseow2519 4 жыл бұрын

That’s right the medicine is bitter as the patients needed it.