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Singapore’s next general election must be held by November 2025, which is still some time away. But whether it is GE2024 or GE2025, with plenty of time and space, we’d like to use the next few months (or the next year) to discuss key election issues with experts and voters. For us, “Before the Ballot” provides that space.

Thematic episodes

1. GE2024? GE2025? “Before the Ballot” preview
2. “It’s the economy, stupid?”: Inflation, incomes, inequality, and Singapore’s general elections (with Dr. Linda Lim)
3. Singapore’s opposition parties: The WP, PSP, SDP, and coalitions of electoral losers (with author Loke Hoe-Yeong)
4. Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election*
5. “Are we OK with the price of not being OK?”: The mental health and well-being of Singaporeans (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
6. Singapore, first? Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism in Singapore (with Dr. Rebecca Tan)*
7. Parliamentary vacancies and parliamentary representation (with PhD student Joel Yew)
8. “Are unelected voices still necessary in parliament?” (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
9. Climate and environmental issues as election issues (with Bertrand Seah)

* Two-part episodes.

Monthly roundups

1. To be updated.

The Nine Days

1. To be updated.

The feature photos are by Ng Shi Wen (episodes) and Kelli McClintock on Unsplash (cover).