just in,
2:02am
Reform Party says it will not contest West Coast GRC to avoid multi-cornered fight
Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam said the party will not field candidates in West Coast GRC which RP contested in the last two elections.
Instead, RP will contest Ang Mo Kio GRC, Yio Chu Kang SMC and Radin Mas SMC.
He said the decision was made after long discussions with Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s Progress Singapore Party (PSP) which is expected to field a team in West Coast GRC.
"I will not reveal precise details of the negotiation with Dr Tan and his assistant here but SPP are contesting far fewer seats than originally anticipated and have offered to withdraw from various grounds they were originally eyeing, in return for Reform Party ceding West Coast (GRC)," he said.
"We have selected the areas we will contest based on moving aside for Dr Tan’s A team and secondly according to our probability of winning due to our familiarity with the ground and the familiarity of the residents with us. Dr Tan has national recognition, but we must go where we are known."