Singapore: PAP’s manifesto focuses on fighting COVID-19
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (PAP), on June 27 launched the party’s election manifesto, stressing the importance of unity to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Photo: )
Singapore (VNA) - Singaporean PrimeMinister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also Secretary-General of the People's Action Party (PAP), on June 27 launched the party’s electionmanifesto, stressing the importance of unity to overcome theCOVID-19 crisis.
Lee also unveiled the PAP's campaign slogan forthe upcoming election "Our Lives, Our Jobs, Our Future".
He said that this year’s general electionis not a normal one, with Singapore in the middle of the most severe crisis theworld has faced for decades.
In a normal election, the party's manifesto would focus on its long-term plansfor Singapore, but amid the pandemic, the central focus of thePAP's manifesto is how to work together to overcome this crisis, Leestressed.
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Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Photo: ) 
