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GE2020: Interview with Kenneth Jeyaretnam (Reform Party)

Ep. 9
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In this fourth instalment of our GE2020 series, I spoke with Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the leader of the Reform Party.


He's leading his team to contest Ang Mo Kio GRC, the home turf of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. We spoke about the party's green manifesto, his views on the state of Singapore's opposition parties and his father, the late political veteran J. B. Jeyaretnam.


This episode was recorded on 4 July.

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