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Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
GE2025: How did RDU scale up from contesting 1 constituency in 2020 to 4 in GE2025?
Meet RDU's new faces in this episode of The Usual Place podcast. The Usual Place Podcast GE2025: How did RDU scale up from contesting 1 constituency in 2020 to 4 in GE2025? Follow our live coverage here. It's a very young political party, formed only in 2020 when it contested just one constituency – Jurong GRC – with a team of five candidates. Fast forward five years, and Red Dot United (RDU) is fielding the second-highest number of opposition candidates in this election, behind the WP's 26 candidates. RDU's 15 candidates are contesting four constituencies, going head-to-head with the PAP. How did the party scale up from a one-GRC showing in 2020 to four constituencies today? Tune in at 12pm on April 29 to meet Ms Liyana Dhamirah, 38 , who is contesting Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, her teammate Marcus Neo, 33, and Ms Kala Manickam, 57, candidate for Jurong Central SMC. The Usual Place – a podcast by The Straits Times – has moved from a weekly show to a half-hour daily live stream at noon from April 24 till May 1, the day before Cooling-off Day. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
GE2025: How did RDU scale up from contesting 1 constituency in 2020 to 5 in GE2025?
Meet RDU's new faces in this episode of The Usual Place podcast. The Usual Place Podcast GE2025: How did RDU scale up from contesting 1 constituency in 2020 to 5 in GE2025? Follow our live coverage here. It's a very young political party, formed only in 2020 when it contested just one constituency – Jurong GRC – with a team of five candidates. Fast forward five years, and Red Dot United (RDU) is fielding the second-highest number of opposition candidates in this election, behind the WP's 26 candidates. RDU's 15 candidates are contesting four constituencies, going head-to-head with the PAP. How did the party scale up from a one-GRC showing in 2020 to four constituencies today? Tune in at 12pm on April 29 to meet Ms Liyana Dhamirah, 38 , who is contesting Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, her teammate Marcus Neo, 33, and Ms Kala Manickam, 57, candidate for Jurong Central SMC. The Usual Place – a podcast by The Straits Times – has moved from a weekly show to a half-hour daily live stream at noon from April 24 till May 1, the day before Cooling-off Day. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
