GE2020: Candidates for constituencies including Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio and Bukit Panjang to kick off political broadcasts on July 3
SINGAPORE — The first round of Constituency Political Broadcasts (CPBs) for the General Election will start on July 3 (Friday), with candidates from five constituencies making their pitch to voters on a range of platforms including television, radio and the internet.
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SINGAPORE — The first round of the constituency political broadcasts for the General Election will start on July 3 (Friday), with candidates from five constituencies making their pitch to voters on a range of platforms including television, radio and the internet.
The constituency political broadcasts will air from 7pm every day starting from Friday to next Wednesday. The first round will involve candidates from:
Aljunied GRC
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
Bukit Batok SMC
Bukit Panjang SMC
The broadcasts will be carried on TODAY as well as Channel 5, CNA938, cna.asia, 8world.com, CNA YouTube channel, CNA Facebook.
These broadcasts were introduced for GE2020 in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which limits the parties’ outreach efforts.
The Info-communications Media Development Authority had previously announced that they will be aired in the constituencies’ alphabetical order.
In a press release, national broadcaster Mediacorp said that the broadcast for each constituency will begin with the incumbent, followed by other contesting parties or candidates.
This is the allocated airtime for political parties:
Single Member Constituency (SMC) – three minutes for each candidate
Group Representation Constituency (GRC) – 12 minutes for each four-member GRC, and 15 minutes for each five-member GRC.
For GRCs, the contesting parties may decide if one or more members will speak during the allotted time. The entire GRC team also does not have to be present for their respective constituency political broadcasts, Mediacorp said.