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PPP wants to make policy debates key part of campaign

SINGAPORE — People’s Power Party (PPP), Singapore’s newest Opposition party, will have a chance to make its presence felt in Chua Chu Kang GRC with a team helmed by its chief, Goh Meng Seng, after successfully filing its nomination papers.

People’s Power Party chief Goh Meng Seng

People’s Power Party chief Goh Meng Seng

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SINGAPORE — People’s Power Party (PPP), Singapore’s newest Opposition party, will have a chance to make its presence felt in Chua Chu Kang GRC with a team helmed by its chief, Goh Meng Seng, after successfully filing its nomination papers.

It is Mr Goh’s third General Election, with his third party. In 2011, Mr Goh, 45, contested in Tampines GRC as part of the National Solidarity Party team, and in 2006, he was part of the Workers’ Party team fielded in Aljunied GRC.

Yesterday, the PPP team was officially introduced at the Chua Chu Kang Primary School nomination centre. In the team with Mr Goh are property consultant Lee Tze Shih, 42, finance manager Low Wai Choo, 55, and director of a market research company Syafarin Sarif, 39.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Mr Goh said the party wants to make policy debates a key part of their campaign. “Responsible parties” do this, he said, inviting Health Minister Gan Kim Yong — who anchors the PAP team for Chua Chu Kang GRC — to a debate on healthcare policy.

Asked what he would do to help residents of Chua Chu Kang GRC, Mr Goh said he would develop social services for the disadvantaged.

“But I’m not going to say that you have to vote for me to get all these services, no. If it has to be done, it has to be done,” he added.

Commenting on his team, Mr Goh said although they are not “elites”, they are “activists” who can be the voices of the people in Parliament.

“As (Workers’ Party chief) Low Thia Khiang has said, we need 20 (opposition) candidates at least in Parliament because the system we have is highly concentrated in power,” he said. “And I believe in diversity, (in a) multi-party Parliament.” TAN WEIZHEN

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