The two FASS graduates may face each other in the elections. The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has unveiled the youngest candidate of this General Elections — 24 year-old advertising executive Nicole Seah, who graduated from The National University of Singapore (NUS) with honors majoring in Communications and New Media. She was also part of the University Scholar’s Programme (USP) during her university tenure.
The NSP’s 24 year-old Ms. Seah was immediately compared to the 26 year-old Ms. Tin from the PAP, who had been the subject of a barrage of criticisms online ever since she was introduced as a candidate running for the General Elections. The heap of criticisms centered on Ms. Tin’s poor and seemingly trivial answers to television interviews, her lack of political nuance and also controversial political viewpoints such as her belief that the government had no responsibility to help the poor bridge the widening income gap.
The scrutiny even went personal — many questioned her motivations behind joining the ruling party, and placed her private life under an intense spotlight.
According to a Facebook poll that compared the two individuals, users overwhelmingly voted for Ms. Seah ahead of Ms. Tin.
While Ms. Tin’s name was thrust into the media spotlight like a fish out of water when her candidature was announced, for many it was a natural progression for the young Nicole Seah to be running in the coming General Elections.
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