Serious Ah Wong CNY Greetings to Sinkies - PLease Protect Unity!

[True Believer]

job for FT to generate job for sinkies, unite sinkies to protect their job

 

[True Believer]

sg all races unity against the foreign trash on this island.

S'poreans are already the minority in many parts of our own country

 

[laksaboy]

PAP should have a transgender candidate for the upcoming election. Show them what unity, diversity, and inclusion is all about.

 

[k1976]

Foreign family members of GE candidates allowed to show support but cannot canvass for votes​

But the foreign family members should not actively canvass for political support or do anything that can be interpreted as an attempt to persuade or dissuade voters.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Aqil Hamzah
UPDATED FEB 03, 2025, 09:51 PM


SINGAPORE – In Singapore’s next general election, candidates’ immediate family members will be exempted from a longstanding rule barring foreigners from being involved in election activities.

This means they can show support for candidates during the campaign period – for instance, by accompanying them on walkabouts.

But they should not actively canvass for political support or do anything that can be interpreted as an attempt to persuade or dissuade voters, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a joint statement on Feb 3.



The statement, jointly written by MHA, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the Elections Department (ELD), came in response to queries on the publication of several amendments to election laws in the government e-Gazette on Jan 20.

Calling the changes a “practical approach”, MHA said it recognises that there may be candidates with foreign family members who would want to show them support.

At the same time, the approach stays true to the principle that only Singaporeans should take part in the political process, it said.

With the changes, foreign family members – including those who are permanent residents – will not need written authorisation signed by a candidate, or his or her election agent, to participate in election activities.

Foreign family members of GE candidates allowed to show support but cannot canvass for votes​

But the foreign family members should not actively canvass for political support or do anything that can be interpreted as an attempt to persuade or dissuade voters.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Aqil Hamzah
UPDATED FEB 03, 2025, 09:51 PM
SINGAPORE – In Singapore’s next general election, candidates’ immediate family members will be exempted from a longstanding rule barring foreigners from being involved in election activities.
This means they can show support for candidates during the campaign period – for instance, by accompanying them on walkabouts.
But they should not actively canvass for political support or do anything that can be interpreted as an attempt to persuade or dissuade voters, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a joint statement on Feb 3.
The statement, jointly written by MHA, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the Elections Department (ELD), came in response to queries on the publication of several amendments to election laws in the government e-Gazette on Jan 20.
Calling the changes a “practical approach”, MHA said it recognises that there may be candidates with foreign family members who would want to show them support.
At the same time, the approach stays true to the principle that only Singaporeans should take part in the political process, it said.
With the changes, foreign family members – including those who are permanent residents – will not need written authorisation signed by a candidate, or his or her election agent, to participate in election activities.