Serious Four opposition parties to form alliance for GE
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i think they have more chance when they unite together rather than fighting among themselves.
Chances of oppo win is having a ex-PAP in the Oppo team.
Voters look for brand名牌产品 as long as oppo has PAP brand in them good fight.
That is the big apple is rottened, and the worms leave the apple to enter a new apple....
If LHY joins oppo this GE, is a game changer, case of both brothers can use father reputation and can only say good things not bad things of the father. Shake head...
In this case, cannot kpkb and 多嘴 own father is a bad apple....
Voters look for brand名牌产品 as long as oppo has PAP brand in them good fight.
That is the big apple is rottened, and the worms leave the apple to enter a new apple....
If LHY joins oppo this GE, is a game changer, case of both brothers can use father reputation and can only say good things not bad things of the father. Shake head...
In this case, cannot kpkb and 多嘴 own father is a bad apple....
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4 opposition parties to form alliance to take on PAP in upcoming general election
The last time an opposition alliance formed was in 2001.
Four opposition parties in Singapore are in talks to contest the next general election as an alliance, The Straits Times reported on Jan. 3, 2019.
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This rare show of unity among the smaller opposition parties in Singapore is almost unprecedented as they have traditionally gone at it alone the past few elections to challenge the incumbent People’s Action Party.
The next GE is to be held by April 2021.
Four parties in talks
ST said the four parties in talks are the Singaporeans First party (SingFirst), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), People’s Power Party (PPP), and Reform Party (RP).
The new alliance is reportedly to be led by Tan Jee Say, who is SingFirst secretary-general, but ST was unable to attribute this claim to one person as it did not get anyone to go on record.
The supposed plan is to field about 30 election candidates.
Talks of forming an alliance occurred after the 2015 GE, an unnamed PPP source told ST.
ST said they aim to register the alliance at the end of January 2020.
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In terms of probability, an alliance would reduce the risk of costly three-cornered fights.
Singapore has 11 opposition parties, the largest number since independence.
Consolidation would slash the figure to just eight.
Singapore People’s Party (SPP), National Solidarity Party (NSP), People’s Voice party, and Progress Singapore Party (PSP), which is led by former PAP MP Tan Cheng Bock, have been contacted by the other four parties in talks.
But these other four parties gave non-committal responses when asked about whether they are joining this alliance.
Two months to register new alliance
Citing the Ministry of Home Affairs, ST reported that it takes about two months to register a new political alliance.
The application to register a new political alliance will be treated the same as applications by any other proposed societies or political parties, ST said.
Political associations are specified societies under the Schedule of the Societies Act.
AdvertisementSDA only alliance to have contested elections
Historically, only the Singapore Democratic Alliance has contested elections here.
SDA was founded by veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong in June 2001.
The alliance comprised the NSP, Singapore People’s Party (SPP), Singapore Justice Party (SJP), Singapore National Front (SNF) and Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS).
SDA currently consists of just the SJP and the PKMS, after NSP and SPP left the alliance in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
In February 2019, there was talk about opposition unity in Singapore.
This was after Workers’ Party leaders attended the Chinese New Year gathering hosted by former PAP MP Tan Cheng Bock.
Earlier in July 2018, opposition political party leaders said they were receptive to the idea that Tan Cheng Bock became their leader.
The last time an opposition alliance formed was in 2001.
Four opposition parties in Singapore are in talks to contest the next general election as an alliance, The Straits Times reported on Jan. 3, 2019.
Advertisement
This rare show of unity among the smaller opposition parties in Singapore is almost unprecedented as they have traditionally gone at it alone the past few elections to challenge the incumbent People’s Action Party.
The next GE is to be held by April 2021.
Four parties in talks
ST said the four parties in talks are the Singaporeans First party (SingFirst), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), People’s Power Party (PPP), and Reform Party (RP).
The new alliance is reportedly to be led by Tan Jee Say, who is SingFirst secretary-general, but ST was unable to attribute this claim to one person as it did not get anyone to go on record.
The supposed plan is to field about 30 election candidates.
Talks of forming an alliance occurred after the 2015 GE, an unnamed PPP source told ST.
ST said they aim to register the alliance at the end of January 2020.
AdvertisementWhy form an alliance?
In terms of probability, an alliance would reduce the risk of costly three-cornered fights.
Singapore has 11 opposition parties, the largest number since independence.
Consolidation would slash the figure to just eight.
Singapore People’s Party (SPP), National Solidarity Party (NSP), People’s Voice party, and Progress Singapore Party (PSP), which is led by former PAP MP Tan Cheng Bock, have been contacted by the other four parties in talks.
But these other four parties gave non-committal responses when asked about whether they are joining this alliance.
Two months to register new alliance
Citing the Ministry of Home Affairs, ST reported that it takes about two months to register a new political alliance.
The application to register a new political alliance will be treated the same as applications by any other proposed societies or political parties, ST said.
Political associations are specified societies under the Schedule of the Societies Act.
AdvertisementSDA only alliance to have contested elections
Historically, only the Singapore Democratic Alliance has contested elections here.
SDA was founded by veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong in June 2001.
The alliance comprised the NSP, Singapore People’s Party (SPP), Singapore Justice Party (SJP), Singapore National Front (SNF) and Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS).
SDA currently consists of just the SJP and the PKMS, after NSP and SPP left the alliance in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
In February 2019, there was talk about opposition unity in Singapore.
This was after Workers’ Party leaders attended the Chinese New Year gathering hosted by former PAP MP Tan Cheng Bock.
Earlier in July 2018, opposition political party leaders said they were receptive to the idea that Tan Cheng Bock became their leader.
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Surprising, PSP not joining now, after all the talk of uniting & leading the oppostion...
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should change name to................Galactic Rebel Alliance of the Republic..............................
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You should be helping out in Australia's bush fires instead of digging up info on your previous home. Don't tell us things we already know. It's like you got a new wife but you still like to talk about your old wife.
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PAP instigated. That is why Worker's Party don't play alliances.
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i think aussies are starting to work on it so that impact of bush fires can be controlled every summer.
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Couple Of Points:
1. PPP = GMS? RP = Kenneth J? Wow, Power!
2. In a one on one fight vs PAP, Always Vote Opposition. No exceptions. In a 3 corner fight among 2 Oppo parties and PAP, Generally vote for the stronger party and be suspicious of the weaker party if they insisted on remaining in the fight. Of course, "Generally" because there are exceptional cases which we can discuss when it happens.
1. PPP = GMS? RP = Kenneth J? Wow, Power!
2. In a one on one fight vs PAP, Always Vote Opposition. No exceptions. In a 3 corner fight among 2 Oppo parties and PAP, Generally vote for the stronger party and be suspicious of the weaker party if they insisted on remaining in the fight. Of course, "Generally" because there are exceptional cases which we can discuss when it happens.
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Tan Jee Say: No formal leader for proposed alliance since it is only an idea at this stage
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Singapore First (SingFirst) party leader Tan Jee Say has corrected portions of a Straits Times online report on the proposed coalition between SingFirst, the Reform Party (RP), the People’s Power Party (PPP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The report, on Friday (Jan 3), covered the four parties’ plans to form a coalition ahead of the next General Election. It cited unnamed DPP and PPP insiders as its sources. It was also in ST’s print version on Saturday (Jan 4).
It stated: “ST understands that the new alliance will be led by SingFirst secretary-general Tan Jee Say, and plans to field about 30 candidates in the election.”
Mr Tan says he does not know how ST got the story and that it did not speak to him prior to its publication. He, however, acknowledged that “anybody could have told ST” about the coalition plans since the idea had been “known to several parties” since last November.
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In a Facebook post hours after the online report, Mr Tan added that “there is no formal leader” for the proposed alliance since it is “only an idea at this stage”.
Sharing that he represented the alliance as he approached the various opposition parties to join the coalition, Mr Tan indicated that Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock is still welcome to lead the proposed coalition.
Contrary to the ST assumption that the alliance will field about 30 candidates in the impending elections, Mr Tan said the coalition partners have yet to decide on the number of candidates to field.
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Singapore First (SingFirst) party leader Tan Jee Say has corrected portions of a Straits Times online report on the proposed coalition between SingFirst, the Reform Party (RP), the People’s Power Party (PPP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The report, on Friday (Jan 3), covered the four parties’ plans to form a coalition ahead of the next General Election. It cited unnamed DPP and PPP insiders as its sources. It was also in ST’s print version on Saturday (Jan 4).
It stated: “ST understands that the new alliance will be led by SingFirst secretary-general Tan Jee Say, and plans to field about 30 candidates in the election.”
Mr Tan says he does not know how ST got the story and that it did not speak to him prior to its publication. He, however, acknowledged that “anybody could have told ST” about the coalition plans since the idea had been “known to several parties” since last November.
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In a Facebook post hours after the online report, Mr Tan added that “there is no formal leader” for the proposed alliance since it is “only an idea at this stage”.
Sharing that he represented the alliance as he approached the various opposition parties to join the coalition, Mr Tan indicated that Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock is still welcome to lead the proposed coalition.
Contrary to the ST assumption that the alliance will field about 30 candidates in the impending elections, Mr Tan said the coalition partners have yet to decide on the number of candidates to field.
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Dumb move. Should just announced when everything is finalised.Tan Jee Say: No formal leader for proposed alliance since it is only an idea at this stage
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Singapore First (SingFirst) party leader Tan Jee Say has corrected portions of a Straits Times online report on the proposed coalition between SingFirst, the Reform Party (RP), the People’s Power Party (PPP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The report, on Friday (Jan 3), covered the four parties’ plans to form a coalition ahead of the next General Election. It cited unnamed DPP and PPP insiders as its sources. It was also in ST’s print version on Saturday (Jan 4).
It stated: “ST understands that the new alliance will be led by SingFirst secretary-general Tan Jee Say, and plans to field about 30 candidates in the election.”
Mr Tan says he does not know how ST got the story and that it did not speak to him prior to its publication. He, however, acknowledged that “anybody could have told ST” about the coalition plans since the idea had been “known to several parties” since last November.
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In a Facebook post hours after the online report, Mr Tan added that “there is no formal leader” for the proposed alliance since it is “only an idea at this stage”.
Sharing that he represented the alliance as he approached the various opposition parties to join the coalition, Mr Tan indicated that Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock is still welcome to lead the proposed coalition.
Contrary to the ST assumption that the alliance will field about 30 candidates in the impending elections, Mr Tan said the coalition partners have yet to decide on the number of candidates to field.
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suddenly, i recall nicole seah complaining that she was made used by others many years ago. until today, it's still a puzzle. i wonder which donkey had the audacity to exploit my idol.
i am in no way insinuating that it was TJS but he remains a suspect in my eyes.
i am in no way insinuating that it was TJS but he remains a suspect in my eyes.
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