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May 7th, 2010 |
Author: Your Correspondent
The Reform Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance have taken another step towards forming an alliance to contest in the next General Election expected to be called this year.
The Secretary-General of the Reform Party Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam told Channel News Asia that his party and SDA are seeking approval from their central executive committees.
He did not elaborate on whether the Reform Party will be joining the Singapore Democratic Alliance formally. The latter consists of Potong Pasir MP Mr Chiam See Tong’s Singapore People Party and two other smaller parties.
An opposition coalition will stand a far better chance of taking on the PAP juggernaut instead of fighting individual battles on their own.
The move was welcomed by many netizens who are hoping to see the opposition putting up a stiff challenge to the PAP in the next general election.
Loke Yu Ming wrote on TR’s Facebook:
“All the opposition parties should unite so that a vote for any opposition candidate, regardless of the party, is a vote for the United Opposition.”
Kevin Teo added:
“Hopefully, more opposition parties will combined so that we will ultimately be like the USA’s Democrats and Republicans, 2 big powerful parties, either one that become arrogant & stupid – like in the … See Morecase of Republicans & George Bush that deregulated the financial industry, allowing the bankers to be greedy, leading to a financial crisis – ended up beaten by Democrats & Obama. So having another strong political party in Singapore is significant to balance the power of PAP.”
With public unhappiness and resentment against the PAP at an all-time high, the opposition is expected to make significant gains in the next general election including winning a coveted GRC.
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The Reform Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance have taken another step towards forming an alliance to contest in the next General Election expected to be called this year.
The Secretary-General of the Reform Party Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam told Channel News Asia that his party and SDA are seeking approval from their central executive committees.
He did not elaborate on whether the Reform Party will be joining the Singapore Democratic Alliance formally. The latter consists of Potong Pasir MP Mr Chiam See Tong’s Singapore People Party and two other smaller parties.
An opposition coalition will stand a far better chance of taking on the PAP juggernaut instead of fighting individual battles on their own.
The move was welcomed by many netizens who are hoping to see the opposition putting up a stiff challenge to the PAP in the next general election.
Loke Yu Ming wrote on TR’s Facebook:
“All the opposition parties should unite so that a vote for any opposition candidate, regardless of the party, is a vote for the United Opposition.”
Kevin Teo added:
“Hopefully, more opposition parties will combined so that we will ultimately be like the USA’s Democrats and Republicans, 2 big powerful parties, either one that become arrogant & stupid – like in the … See Morecase of Republicans & George Bush that deregulated the financial industry, allowing the bankers to be greedy, leading to a financial crisis – ended up beaten by Democrats & Obama. So having another strong political party in Singapore is significant to balance the power of PAP.”
With public unhappiness and resentment against the PAP at an all-time high, the opposition is expected to make significant gains in the next general election including winning a coveted GRC.
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