SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) has been “stress tested” when Singapore is in crisis and has proven to be a “force of good”, said party chief Pritam Singh. Speaking during WP’s first rally of GE2025, Mr Singh brought up the example of the COVID-19 crisis where WP MPs supported theContinue Reading
“BIG FEET” TO FILL BIG SHOES The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee last month made extensive changes to the five-member East Coast constituency. It took in the Chai Chee Housing Board estates and Siglap private estates from neighbouring Marine Parade GRC, while several districts were removed to form part of aContinue Reading
VERSUS THE PAP Experts said the WP’s ability to attract candidates of a higher calibre was down to the performance of the party’s last group of elected MPs, and particularly their performance at the last election. “The better that they perform, the more effective their recruitment policy will be,” saidContinue Reading
The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has also yet to reveal its lineups for some potential key battlegrounds with the WP, including East Coast and Punggol GRCs. Asked about this mutual caution from both parties, Mr Singh said the WP was “very mindful” about the signals it sends. “It isContinue Reading
Mr Lim was accompanied by around 10 other party members and volunteers, including SDA secretary-general Abu Mohamed and at least one new face, entrepreneur Muhammad Faizal Mohmad. Asked about members who contested in previous elections but have not been present at recent events – such as Mr Kelvin Ong – MrContinue Reading
Mr Au, 35, leads the regional communications and corporate affairs at the London Stock Exchange Group, a multinational financial services company. According to the party website, Mr Au started his journey as a grassroots volunteer in the Serangoon division of Aljunied GRC, and was appointed as a legislative assistant toContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Pritam Singh’s guilty verdict may affect his standing but the case is unlikely to be an election game changer for the Workers’ Party (WP), political analysts said. How this will change the way the public views him will depend on how closely voters followed the case and their initialContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament Leon Perera will be moving to the United States after taking up a new work role, dousing speculation that he could stand under the Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) banner in the upcoming General Election. In a statement on LinkedIn on Tuesday (JanContinue Reading
