‘Unstoppable’ wave of change


Massive turnout: Supporters gathering at an open field to listen to speeches by Worker’s Party candidates at a rally ahead of the general election. — AFP

Those in the republic who had been politically silent all this while are now more vocal and bolder since its last general election in 2011.

SINGAPOREANS’ demand for political changes, which became more visible in the last general election, has developed into an “unstoppable” tidal wave that could upset results of the coming polls, according to political analysts and activists.

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