OPINION

Dirty poll tricks a blow

News, Editorial, Published on 04/03/2019

» With 20 days to go, the first full-blown election campaign in eight years is quickly taking shape. Candidates are mostly in dawn-to-midnight campaign mode. TV stations are preparing to air the neutral advertisements that give each party 10 clear minutes to state their policies. Top party candidates are mostly -- excluding the prime minister -- preparing for face-to-face debates. Troublemakers are busy with outright law-breaking and stretching campaign laws and resources to or past the limits.