SINGAPORE: Eight political parties in Singapore contesting in the 2025 General Election will have the opportunity to broadcast their campaign messages on free-to-air television and radio.
The broadcasts will take place on 25 April and 1 May, with each party given two slots – one on television and one on radio – to share their messages with voters.
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced on 24 April that the party political broadcasts (PPBs) will be aired across six Mediacorp television channels and 13 radio stations operated by Mediacorp, SPH Media, and So Drama! Entertainment.
Each political party may deliver its message in any or all of Singapore’s four official languages – English, Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil.
Eligibility for the PPBs is limited to political parties that field at least six candidates under a recognised party symbol.
This criterion has left 11 political parties and two independent candidates in the running for 92 of the 97 parliamentary seats, with one team from the People’s Action Party (PAP) in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC elected unopposed on 23 April.
The IMDA also detailed that the airtime each party receives will depend on the number of candidates it fields.
Smaller parties will have less airtime compared to larger ones.
The National Solidarity Party, People’s Power Party, and Singapore Democratic Party will each have four minutes of airtime per language in each broadcast.
The People’s Alliance for Reform, Progress Singapore Party, and Red Dot United will receive five minutes, while the Workers’ Party has been allocated six minutes.
The PAP, which fields the most candidates, will have the longest airtime with 14 minutes per language per broadcast.
The order of the broadcasts will also be determined by the number of candidates fielded, with parties fielding fewer candidates airing their messages first.
The PPBs offer a vital opportunity for the contesting parties to reach out to voters and present their policies as Singapore prepares for the upcoming general election on 3 May.
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