Three thoughts that must have went past your mind at some point.
The Elections Department (ELD) clarified on Sept. 3 that it is not illegal to use the face of a political party’s leader in the posters of a constituency they are not contesting in.
This after other opposition political parties took issue with seeing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s face placed all over Singapore on campaigning banners.
ELD pointed out: “Under the law, the face of the political party’s leader can be used in the posters for the candidates standing for that political party, since voters would be able to identify the political party leader with that political party. This has been the practice in past elections.”
Here are three thoughts Singaporeans have:
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“If the PAP can do it, I’m surprised there was even this need for clarification as they are the law.” — Zho Cheng Hu, 43-year-old civil servant |
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“I noticed this pattern where people from the Lee family like to have their face plastered everywhere in Singapore.” — Pai Zhao, 61-year-old photographer |
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