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Singaporeans went to the polls on May 3, with about 2.4 million voters casting their ballots. The 2025 General Election also saw the return of rallies – last held during the 2015 campaign.  The PAP returned to power with 65.57% of the popular vote. The WP retained its 10 seats in Parliament for Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang SMC.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00When the election is over after all the excitement the real contest is not the

00:29PAP versus the opposition. It is Singapore versus the world.

00:52Each general election boils down to simply this

00:58Who do I trust more?

01:00Are we ready to reset?

01:05Are we ready to rethink?

01:10Are we ready to renew?

01:14I may be new to this town, but I'm no stranger to crisis.

01:19I am young King Yong.

01:25I have a house, a place that is not a good place.

01:39But if I'm tired, I will feel like it.

01:48We need a more balanced political system, not where the PAP controls 90% of the seats with only 60% of the vote.

02:03My name is Shi Soon Juwan. I am and will always be a proud Singaporean.

02:10SDP's proposal, they don't have a snowball chance of contributing to a thriving Singapore.

02:17I'm not sure whether he's referring to a snowball in hell or a snowball in Greenland.

02:24We don't want to be told that the sky is white when we see it is blue.

02:29If something sounds too good to be true.

02:49.

02:51If something sounds too good to be true.

02:52It probably is too good to be true.

02:53There is no such thing as a free lunch.

02:56I am straight.

02:57I'm straight. Remember, I'm straight.

02:59I will not just keep quiet.

03:02I will speak up.

03:04Don't exist. Live.

03:07If these candidates do not get elected this time,

03:12there may be no next time.

03:15The electoral boundaries may change.

03:21It is time!

03:24It is not about the PAP.

03:30It is also not about the Workers' Party.

03:35It is about you.

03:38Our gang must remain the beacon of democracy in Singapore.

03:44If we really value young people,

03:46we need to respect their time,

03:49respect their efforts,

03:50and respect their dreams.

03:52It doesn't matter what the colour of our scheme is,

03:54or which political party we represent.

03:57At the end of the day,

03:58we all bleed red,

04:00and we all must have a mutual respect and understanding.

04:05Politics is about people.

04:08It's about you.

04:09It's about dignity,

04:12fairness,

04:12and the hope that tomorrow can just be a little bit better than today.

04:20Hostod.

04:21Kingdom of the editors of Singapore,

04:22unfortunately,

04:23to� ост ourselves in summary of the people.

04:27Be bodies and people,

04:29regardless of race,

04:32regardless of religion,

04:40regardless of religion,

04:41from freedom and democratic society,

04:42praise of justice and ideology.

04:43We accord to us,

04:44and we all must have liberty,

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