Three weeks ago, I asked veteran journalist Bertha Henson about her experience of reporting an election and the election issues to which she is paying attention. Today, on the eve of Cooling-Off Day, we ask her how GE2020 compares to past general elections, how she’s been following the election, as well as what she thought of the overall campaign.

In many ways, the battle for Sengkang GRC feels like a microcosm of GE2020.

With just two days of campaigning to go, there is growing frustration that GE2020 has gone off track. We are distracted by the personality politics. The appeals to xenophobia and populism. The disproportionate focus on the candidates and even divisive politicking.

28-year-old Teo Yu Sheng is the founder of Heckin’ Unicorn, a Singapore-based queer brand. Before and during this general election, through its popular social media platforms, Yu Sheng and his brother have also published articles on the price of being queer in Singapore, the stance of political parties on LGBTQ+ issues, and how party manifestoes may impact the LGBTQ+ community in the country.

Aljunied was the first GRC to be won by an opposition party in 2011, and 23-year-old Royston Long will vote in this constituency for the first time. He tells us how he has been following the election through the party manifestoes as well as the party and constituency broadcasts, paying particular attention to the contest between the People’s Action Party and the Workers’ Party.