Election campaign: ‘leader-centric,’ and leaders focus on ‘micro-politics,’ say political experts

The parties' platforms outline some ideas and make some policy proposals, but they're targeted at particular niches in effort to turn competitive seats.

The 41st general election appears to be "leader-centric," the political parties are focusing on "micro-politics" to win seats locally, and the parties are having difficulty connecting with voters because "lunch-bucket language" doesn't cut it anymore with today's voters, say political ...

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