SINGAPORE - In an elections first, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has conducted Singapore's first "online rally", in a series of videos uploaded onto video-sharing site YouTube.
"The SDA has always been a leader in innovation. In the 2011 General Election, we were the first to have a live SMS Q&A segment in our rallies. Today, we are the first in the history of Singapore to do an online rally to reach you in the comfort of your homes and offices," said Harminder Pal Singh, before introducing Punggol East by-election candidate Desmond Lim.
Speaking for about two-and-half minutes, Mr Lim urged voters to vote for the individual candidate and not someone with the backing of a dominant party. He said such backing cannot guarantee loyalty and performance of the candidate.
He said that at the end of the day, it all boils down to the character of a candidate to get things done.