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GE2025: ‘Rats, last-minute candidate switches, elderly concerns,’ Singaporeans weigh in on what they would ask candidates

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GE2025: ‘Rats, last-minute candidate switches, elderly concerns,’ Singaporeans weigh in on what they would ask candidates
 
Title: GE2025: ‘Rats, last-minute candidate switches, elderly concerns,’ Singaporeans weigh in on what they would ask candidates
 
Source: The Independent SG
 
Author: Not specified
 
Publication Date: April 23, 2025
 
Article Summary:
 
Theme: This article explores the questions Singaporean voters would ask candidates during the upcoming General Election (GE2025). The focus is on concerns and issues that are top of mind for voters in various constituencies.
 
Core Points:
 
- The article highlights questions that Singaporeans posted on Reddit about what they would ask candidates in their constituencies.
 
- Voters' questions cover a wide range of issues, including:
 
- Labor concerns: The Income-Allianz deal and the role of the labor chief in approving it.
 
- Candidate integrity and accountability: Whether candidates would speak up against their party's policies if they disagreed.
 
- Transparency and communication: Why candidates changed their slates at the last minute and why they didn't respond to voters' emails.
 
- Elderly care and support: How candidates plan to support both older residents and younger families moving into the area.
 
- Practical issues: Addressing rat infestations and the lack of direct bus routes to polyclinics.
 
- Values and principles: Candidates' stances on justice, environmental protection, animal welfare, and LGBTQ+ rights.
 
Phenomenon:
 
- Rats: The article mentions that rats are a common problem in many areas, including Ang Mo Kio, Nee Soon, and Sengkang.
 
- Last-minute candidate switches: The article highlights instances where candidates changed their slates at the last minute, causing concerns among voters.
 
- Elderly concerns: The article emphasizes the need for candidates to address the needs of older residents and younger families in transitioning neighborhoods.

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When there is food, there are rats.