Battleground for next GE will be cyberspace, say observers

The ELD urged political parties to draw up plans that minimise physical interactions among groups and to reach out to voters on the Internet. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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The sight of thousands of people crowding round the makeshift stage of a campaign rally will not be a feature of the coming election. Instead, signs indicate the battle for votes will take place in cyberspace, political observers said yesterday.

The markedly different campaign landscape of the coming general election that they envision comes in the wake of the Elections Department's (ELD) announcement on safety measures to be implemented at voting sites and nomination centres.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 09, 2020, with the headline Battleground for next GE will be cyberspace, say observers. Subscribe