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GE2020, one year on: In fragmented opposition landscape, smaller parties face issue of relevance
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Singapore Democratic Party candidates, led by Dr Chee Soon Juan, on the campaign trail in Bukit Batok during the general election on July 8, 2020.
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Justin Ong, Tham Yuen-C, Lim Min Zhang
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SINGAPORE - Last year's general election was contested by 10 opposition parties, up from six in 2011 and eight in 2015.
Throw in the most-recently-formed Singapore United Party plus the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which sat out the 2020 polls, and the number of active opposition parties stands at 12 today.
