10-25-2022, 11:41 AM
“Political parties shouldn’t wait till last minute to unveil their GE15 candidates”
ALTHOUGH for strategic reasons political parties tend to keep their candidate list for the forthcoming 15th General Election (GE15) close to their chest, it makes valid sense to reveal the identity of their candidates to accord ample time for the electorate to familiarise themselves with the said candidate.
Lawyer and human rights activist Charles Hector finds it awkward that Parliament has been dissolved since Oct 10 and the Ge15 date fixed on Nov 19 yet there is still no certainty or confirmation with regard to party candidates who will be contesting in a particular constituency.
“DAP allegedly has not yet confirmed whether incumbent Charles Santiago will be running in the same seat or a different seat and likewise the case for all political parties,” he opined in his latest blog.
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Lawyer and human rights activist Charles Hector finds it awkward that Parliament has been dissolved since Oct 10 and the Ge15 date fixed on Nov 19 yet there is still no certainty or confirmation with regard to party candidates who will be contesting in a particular constituency.
“DAP allegedly has not yet confirmed whether incumbent Charles Santiago will be running in the same seat or a different seat and likewise the case for all political parties,” he opined in his latest blog.
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