WP's Jamus Lim and PAP's Vivian Balakrishnan win over the internet after their GE2020 debate performances

Updated with Editor's note below.

Jamus Lim of the Workers’ Party (WP) may have been the youngest politician sitting at the table of this general election’s first televised debate, but he emerged as one of the most impressive if we’re to assess the social media chatter.

The 44-year-old candidate contesting in Sengkang GRC carried himself well in the live debate yesterday evening (July 1), even in the face of seasoned debater Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

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Across social media, the man has been hailed as someone who needs to be ushered into Parliament for his eloquence and intelligence. 

As for Dr Balakrishnan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs also scored tons of brownie points online for his composure under the keen queries fielded by the opposition. 

In particular, audiences were thrilled to see the People's Action Party (PAP) veteran trading blows with Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP's) Dr Chee Soon Juan.

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Catch the various political parties on TV and radio tonight (July 2).

ilyas@asiaone.com

The Editor replies: We want to thank readers for their feedback. This article was published under the original headline, “WP’s Jamus Lim wins over the internet after his performance in GE2020 live debate” on Jul 1. It was updated on Jul 2 and the headline was amended to reflect additional reporting.

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