Singapore parties play up COVID policies before race starts Tuesday

Opposition platforms also target government's controversial 'fake news' law

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Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock greets voters on June 28 with Lee Hsien Yang, right, the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- The party platforms for Singapore's July 10 election are out, with the official campaign period set to begin on Tuesday and focus largely on post-pandemic recovery plans.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's ruling People's Action Party faces a challenge from multiple opposition groups, including its largest rival, the Workers' Party. Also making waves is the Progress Singapore Party, a new player that counts Lee's estranged younger brother among its members.

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