Former Reform Party chairman Andy Zhu is among eight ex-RP members in the new party, which has been registered as the Singapore United Party
Mr Zhu is the secretary-general, while former Singapore Democratic Party member Joyce Tan has been named chairman
The new party has 11 members so far
Ms Tan said the party would champion women’s rights, apart from representing residents on bread-and-butter issues
SINGAPORE — Several former central executive committee (CEC) members have left the Reform Party (RP) to form a new political party, along with other ex-RP members as well as several others.
The new party, the Singapore United Party (SUP), is led by former RP chairman Andy Zhu, 38, as the secretary-general. It has 11 members so far — comprising eight former RP members and three others.
Speaking to TODAY on Friday (Jan 1), Mr Zhu said SUP was registered with the Registry of Societies on Dec 24. He stressed that the new party does not want to be seen as a splinter group from RP, and he was keen to avoid any animosity.
“It is not that (the former RP members) left the party to join me. It was not a plot or anything. It is just that they left (RP), we went out for coffee, and it just happened,” he said. “We are just a group of like-minded people coming together to serve residents.”
He added: “We wish (RP) all the best and don’t see them as an enemy.”
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