Yet another political party to be created? Yes. It didn’t feel like that long ago when former presidential candidate Tan Jee Say set up his own very cute-looking political party, Singaporeans First. Yup, the one with the logo that looks like the Walls ice cream one. Source/Source But now, there’s a new entrant who has decided to join in on all the political fun: The People’s Power Party (PPP). Surprise! All the necessary background stuff PPP was initiated by veteran opposition politician Mr Goh Meng Seng, who is arguably best known for his prior involvement in the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the Workers’ Party (WP). Goh applied to register the PPP last Friday (15 May). Goh aims to restore confidence in the opposition in Singapore, especially in the wake of the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) and the Ministry of National Development (MND). AHPETC got into hot soup recently, after investigations revealed that there were potential conflicts of interest and poor keeping of financial records. Source Because PPP is new, we don’t know much about the other people involved in the running of the party. However, Goh did reveal two names: Mr Syafarin Sarif, who campaigned with Mr Goh in the 2011 General Elections, […]
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