SINGAPORE, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Mediacorp will broadcast ‘live\u2019 two General Election 2020 political debates in English and Mandarin on Channel 5 and Channel 8 respectively this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mediacorp has invited the four political parties fielding the most number of candidates in the General Election \u2013 the People\u2019s Action Party (PAP), Progress Singapore Party (PSP), Worker\u2019s Party (WP) and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) \u2013 to send a candidate to each of the debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Entitled \u201cSingapore Votes 2020 \u2013 The Political Debate\u201d, the one-hour long programmes will comprise two segments, said Mediacorp, the national media network, in a statement today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first segment, a moderator will ask the four candidates a series of questions on topics including unemployment, helping businesses and social mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the second segment, candidates will get to ask questions of other candidates in a structured sequence as well as answer questions posed to them by other candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The English debate will be aired ‘live’ on Channel 5 at 8 pm, with a simulcast on CNA938 radio and livestreams on meWatch, cna.asia, CNA YouTube and CNA Facebook as well as a delayed telecast the same night on CNA at 9 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mandarin debate will be aired ‘live’ on Channel 8 at 9 pm, with a simulcast on CAPITAL 958 and livestreams on meWatch and 8world.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This debate is part of Mediacorp\u2019s comprehensive coverage of General Election 2020 in all four languages across all its platforms, said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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