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All 87 seats to be challenged!
Shin Min Daily News - 20 hrs 45 mins ago
For the first time in Singapore's history since independence, all 87 parliamentary seats will be contested in the coming General Elections.
The Opposition has earlier declared that all parliamentary seats will be contested when details on the delineation of constituencies were announced. However, the Opposition later fell into internal dissent in several constituencies, leading the public to believe that some constituencies will be unchallenged.
Yet, as Nomination Day approaches, the Opposition seems to have reached a resolution. They are reportedly sending candidates to previously unchallenged Sembawang, Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar GRCs.
According to the latest reports, the Singapore Democratic Party has decided to contest in Sembawang GRC, the Reform Party for Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the Singapore Democratic Alliance and the Socialist Front will form an alliance to contest in Tanjong Pagar GRC.
If the Opposition goes all out in the coming General Elections, all the constituencies will be contested and all the 782 polling stations in the country will open simultaneously for the first time in history. The coming General Elections will also be the first time in Singapore's history since independence where every parliamentary seat will be contested, compared to a total of 70 seats in the heated 1988 General Elections.
A three-way battle in Joo Chiat and Punggol-East single member constituencies? Singapore Democratic Alliance Secretary-General Desmond Lim said, “We will respect the wishes of our party members whether to form alliance with the the Socialist Front”.
All 87 seats to be challenged!
Shin Min Daily News - 20 hrs 45 mins ago
For the first time in Singapore's history since independence, all 87 parliamentary seats will be contested in the coming General Elections.
The Opposition has earlier declared that all parliamentary seats will be contested when details on the delineation of constituencies were announced. However, the Opposition later fell into internal dissent in several constituencies, leading the public to believe that some constituencies will be unchallenged.
Yet, as Nomination Day approaches, the Opposition seems to have reached a resolution. They are reportedly sending candidates to previously unchallenged Sembawang, Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar GRCs.
According to the latest reports, the Singapore Democratic Party has decided to contest in Sembawang GRC, the Reform Party for Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the Singapore Democratic Alliance and the Socialist Front will form an alliance to contest in Tanjong Pagar GRC.
If the Opposition goes all out in the coming General Elections, all the constituencies will be contested and all the 782 polling stations in the country will open simultaneously for the first time in history. The coming General Elections will also be the first time in Singapore's history since independence where every parliamentary seat will be contested, compared to a total of 70 seats in the heated 1988 General Elections.
A three-way battle in Joo Chiat and Punggol-East single member constituencies? Singapore Democratic Alliance Secretary-General Desmond Lim said, “We will respect the wishes of our party members whether to form alliance with the the Socialist Front”.
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