Singapore's opposition 'elites' put constructive dissent on ballot

Well-educated candidates aim to stoke policy discourse even after Friday's vote

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Leong Mun Wai, a parliamentary candidate from the Progress Singapore Party, hands out flyers to customers at a food court on July 4. (Photo by Takashi Nakano)

TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Progress Singapore Party chief Tan Cheng Bock was making the rounds at a food court in southern Singapore around 8 a.m. Saturday to speak with elderly people and families about his party's platform.

Behind him the entire time was Leong Mun Wai, one of the party's candidates in the country's general election set for Friday.

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