Singapore's young voters weigh priorities as campaign kicks off

Housing policy, inequality among issues for new electorate in May 3 polls

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Singapore's ruling People's Action Party and opposition parties are actively courting younger voters ahead of the May 3 general election.(Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Getty Images)

TSUBASA SURUGA

April 23, 2025 08:50 JST

SINGAPORE -- Ryan Aw, a 24-year-old Singaporean student, is preparing to cast his ballot for the first time in what could be one of the city-state's most closely watched general elections in a long time.

"What are the policies towards housing [and] housing prices -- that's quite important for me, for sure," he told Nikkei Asia in an online interview. "And I think, how does each party want to talk about more transparent governance [is also important]."