The semi-decade event

Mango, you need not worry about not being able to vote liao haha.

From: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201103021512-226451.html

敢敢挑战总理副总理　反对党直捣6人集选区

明知胜算不大，反对党却扬言要向总理和副总理挑战，直捣宏茂桥和白沙—榜鹅六人集选区。

来届大选，集选区范围大缩水，除了受到单选区从9个增加到12个的影响，六人集选区也从之前的五个减至两个——宏茂桥集选区和白沙—榜鹅集选区。

这两个由人民行动党在上届大选蝉联的集选区，目前是由李显龙总理和张志贤副总理坐镇。虽然坊间普遍相信六人集选区对人力雄厚的执政党有力，外加有重量级人物坐镇，反对党胜算渺茫，但工人党和民主联盟却相继表示对宏茂桥和白沙—榜鹅感兴趣。

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Looks like the opposition is staking on that little chance of winning. And the minute possibility of removing key personnel from the 'throne'. Shall leave it up to the residents there to decide. Last election in AMK, PAP won 66.1% of the votes. The overall average for PAP is 66.6%. Hmm...

It is said that GE is most likely to be held around June. Hopefully it doesn't fall on the dates I'm away from SG. If that really happens, then I wish my GRC will have a walkover haha. At least I won't feel that bad not being able to vote.

There is an opposition party interested in contesting in my area, so it probably won't be a walkover. But then again I don't know who they are...

Voting for the fun of it I guess. Entering that 'hidden' cubicle...writing on the voting slip...inserting it into the box. Hee...feels like a rare opportunity participating in our country's politics.

The most interesting part would be the result release, usually near midnight on that very night. Everyone is eagerly waiting for that 'announcer' (sorry I don't really know who he is but I remember he appeared in both 2006 and 2001 elections) to step up the podium and announce the results.

"AAA GRC/SMC. Total XXX votes. PAP got YYY votes, PPP got ZZZ votes. AAA goes to PAP blah blah."

Image of people cheering, followed by bar charts, pie charts, animations for analysis etc.

It's going to be the same arrangement this year I guess.