Walau now still got people write letters?
Why not pick up the phone and call?
How come never publish ah lian letter?
[h=2]Friday, December 28, 2012[/h] [h=3]Splitting of the votes[/h]
A few readers drew a parallel between the Punggol East bye-election and the Presidential Election. I want to take this opportunity to give some background.
In July 2011, a few people urged me to stand for the Presidential Election, so that there would be no more walkover. Tan Cheng Bock had expressed his interest to contest, but he was considered at that time to be a PAP person There was a strong chance that he would be disqualified, as he did not have a strong financial background, as Andrew Kuan was rejected at the previous election.
After some hesitation, I decided to collect the nomination form. Several of the non-PAP parties pledged their support for me at that time.
The situation changed when Tan Jee Say also expressed interest in the election. Based on his background, he should not have qualified, following the rejection of Andrew Kuan.
It was a surprise to my team that all four candidates were approved by the Committee. I had a meeting with Tan Jee Say to decide on one party to withdraw, but there was no agreement. The rest is history.
I want Singaporeans to know, especially those that are not so circumspective, that if I had not entered into the election, there is a high chance that it would be no election like in 2005, i.e. another walkover.
Through my involvement, I have made a contribution in insuring that there will be a election at future Presidential elections, as the recent decision of the Presidential Election Committee had opened the field to many thousand possible candidates.
I do not have any intention to take part in a future election, but I hope that my small contribution to opening up the election process would be appreciated.
Posted by Kin Lian Tan at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://tankinlian.blogspot.sg/2012/12/splitting-of-votes.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" itemprop="datePublished" title="2012-12-28T14:28:00+08:00">2:28 PM</abbr>
Er... he could have backed off at the nomination centre. This doesn't make much sense.
after everything, TKL can't back out at the nomination center. pride and ego at stake. even if TKL was willing to. the people behind him might not want to give up. might as well fight the cause to the very end.
after everything, TKL can't back out at the nomination center. pride and ego at stake. even if TKL was willing to. the people behind him might not want to give up. might as well fight the cause to the very end.
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Singapore Democrats The WP has not replied to SDP's invitation to discuss our parties' participation in the Punggol East by-election. We are disappointed that we were unable to get together with WP. Nonetheless, we have not given up the effort of finding a solution to field a single opposition candidate to contest in the by-election and we will continue to work towards this end. In the spirit of compromise and cooperation, we would like to propose that our two parties run a joint campaign and field one candidate from the SDP. If victorious, the SDP candidate will enter Parliament and the WP will run the Punggol East Town Council. This would be a win-win-win situation. A successful unity candidate would mean another seat in Parliament for the opposition. It would lay the ground for bigger opposition representation in the next general elections, signaling a big win for the people of Singapore. It would also be a win for the WP which would have added clout in their Town Council management and access to the Punggol East grassroots network. Thirdly, the SDP would be seated in Parliament and we will be able to table and debate the Government on our alternative policies. We hope to meet with the WP to discuss this proposal and see if we can come to an agreement. Dr Chee Soon Juan has sent WP Secretary-General Mr Low Thia Khiang the proposal and sought a meeting with him tomorrow, 12 January 2013. For the sake of our supporters who do not want to see the SDP and WP go head-to-head in a 3-cornered fight against the PAP; we need to find a solution to this problem. This proposal is the answer. We assure our supporters that we will explore every possibility to avoid a 3-corner fight. But in any arrangement between two parties there must be give and take on both sides. We hope that the WP will meet us half-way. The SDP has our strengths and the WP has its strengths. We need to leverage on our positives to serve the people. We need to focus on what we have in common rather than our differences. For the sake of Singaporeans, the SDP is willing to compromise and work together with the WP to achieve our ultimate objective of defeating the PAP candidate Dr Koh Poh Koon and bring Singapore one step closer to democracy. If this is the result of our cooperation, our nation would achieve a historic breakthrough to a deeper and more effective politics in the service of our people. http://yoursdp.org/news/2013-01-11-5526 |
Referring to S'pore's favourite politician, GMS?
shame on you SDP! ( Street Demonstration Party )
The Singapore Democratic Party has called for a joint campaign with the Workers' Party, where both parties field one SDP candidate. If victorious, the SDP candidate will enter Parliament and WP will run Punggol East Town Council.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Splitting of the votes
A few readers drew a parallel between the Punggol East bye-election and the Presidential Election. I want to take this opportunity to give some background.
In July 2011, a few people urged me to stand for the Presidential Election, so that there would be no more walkover. Tan Cheng Bock had expressed his interest to contest, but he was considered at that time to be a PAP person There was a strong chance that he would be disqualified, as he did not have a strong financial background, as Andrew Kuan was rejected at the previous election.
After some hesitation, I decided to collect the nomination form. Several of the non-PAP parties pledged their support for me at that time.
The situation changed when Tan Jee Say also expressed interest in the election. Based on his background, he should not have qualified, following the rejection of Andrew Kuan.
It was a surprise to my team that all four candidates were approved by the Committee. I had a meeting with Tan Jee Say to decide on one party to withdraw, but there was no agreement. The rest is history.
I want Singaporeans to know, especially those that are not so circumspective, that if I had not entered into the election, there is a high chance that it would be no election like in 2005, i.e. another walkover.
Through my involvement, I have made a contribution in insuring that there will be a election at future Presidential elections, as the recent decision of the Presidential Election Committee had opened the field to many thousand possible candidates.
I do not have any intention to take part in a future election, but I hope that my small contribution to opening up the election process would be appreciated.
Posted by Kin Lian Tan at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://tankinlian.blogspot.sg/2012/12/splitting-of-votes.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" itemprop="datePublished" title="2012-12-28T14:28:00+08:00">2:28 PM</abbr>