This article originally appeared on Vulcan Post.
General Election season officially started as of Nomination Day on Tuesday, and last night marked the first night of rallies of many to come. And with the General Elections in full swing, people have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts, experiences, and views, pushing #GE2015 to the top of the trending list in Singapore.
In fact, Nomination Day brought so much traffic to the micro-blogging site that Twitter created a chart showing the most popular tweets on that day. The number of tweets peaked at 15,000 on that day alone.
The most popular tweets focused on making fun of hilarious moments in the day, including the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) unfortunate poster disaster. Remember folks, the lamp post is upside down.
And then there was silence. #GE2015 #NominationDay pic.twitter.com/EtkXOv1sSM
— SGAG (@SGAG_SG) September 1, 2015
More #YouHadOneJob #sgelections #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/of58G6sQAY
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) September 1, 2015
Wait, vote for WHO?! #sgelections #GE2015https://t.co/JkhOEus2l1
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) September 1, 2015
Others shared their support for their favourite political parties. According to Twitter, the Workers’ Party seems to be getting the most love right now.
Join us for our first rally of #GE2015 at Hougang SMC! #wpsg #EmpowerYourFuture pic.twitter.com/dmGQ0zSn74
— The Workers' Party (@wpsg) September 1, 2015
I've served u… for some 40yrs, my hair's turned white. But it's worth it! I stand ready -GCThttp://t.co/fbhDDhIyNt pic.twitter.com/qaboMA9gah
— PAP Singapore (@PAPSingapore) September 1, 2015
Singapore's ruling party for first time faces election fight for every parliamentary seat http://t.co/68pUlR7dOn pic.twitter.com/SPJ1GIaTFJ
— Kristine Servando (@tinssoldier) September 1, 2015
But the star of last night was the Workers’ Party, who held their first rally in Hougang GRC. It attracted an insane number of people, pictures of which were shared on all social media platforms.
Chen Show Mao seems rather pensive tonight #GE2015 #WorkersParty pic.twitter.com/gv2oPszw0b
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) September 2, 2015
I don't think there was a lens wide enough to capture the crowd at WP's first #GE2015 rally in Hougang. #sgelections pic.twitter.com/6QyPaSg3oX
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) September 2, 2015
WOW look at that crowd sia! Macam rock concert!!! #GE2015 #SGRally pic.twitter.com/kJTDJ9Q1yD
— SGAG (@SGAG_SG) September 2, 2015
Low Thia Khiang addressing the crowd in Teochew. #EmpowerYourFuture #wpsg #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/ZyMPULJ9R1
— The Workers' Party (@wpsg) September 2, 2015
Why all close-up shots one? You don't have wide-angle lens to film WP Rally ah? #sgelections #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/FDqxQ6s7bD
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) September 2, 2015
