PM Lee Hsien Loong, Pritam Singh's exchange on 'free rider' voters

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh had an exchange in Parliament on Wednesday (Sep 2) on appeals to vote for the opposition. "If you say: 'Vote against the Government because somebody else will look after getting the PAP Government and you just become a free rider and you vote opposition - no harm, the PAP will still be there' - then I think the system must fail, because the system can only work if people vote sincerely," said Mr Lee.

"I don't think residents in Aljunied, Hougang for 30 years and even Sengkang as a result of the last election would appreciate being called 'free riders'," said Mr Singh. Read: https://cna.asia/3lGMIr8

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