In lieu of physical rallies, parties and candidates will be given more airtime on national free-to-air TV channels COVID19 Singapore
SINGAPORE — Should Singapore’s next general election be held amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, physical rallies will not be allowed and the cap of five persons per group must be observed during walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning, said the Elections Department on Thursday .
In response to a question on whether the minimum campaigning period of nine days will be extended given the constraints, ELD could not confirm this. The penalties for failing to observe safe distancing guidelines will be the same as that for any member of the public. In recent weeks, dozens of individuals have been fined $300 each for not wearing masks, breaching the ban on social gatherings, and leaving their places of residence for non-essential purposes.
In 2015, eight political parties that fielded at least six candidates were allocated between 2.5 minutes and 13 minutes of broadcast airtime to make statements in the four official languages.
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