SINGAPORE — The announcement last week that four opposition parties are forming an alliance to contest the next General Election (GE) would benefit the parties more in terms of political survival and less by
to contest the next General Election would benefit the parties more in terms of political survival and less by boosting their chances of winning a constituency, political analysts said.
In a fragmented opposition landscape, WP is the dominant opposition party with nine MPs including its leader Pritam Singh, who has been designated Leader of the Opposition. PSP has two Non-Constituency MPs in the current Parliament. Another relatively prominent party is the Singapore Democratic Party although it has no representation in Parliament.
TODAY sought a comment from Mr Lim Tean, secretary-general of the People's Alliance, and head of Peoples Voice. “More importantly, speaking with a collective voice can also help them pitch their political message and intentions in a unified manner. In so doing, they could make a stronger appeal to voters,” Assoc Prof Tan said.
He suggested that the four parties’ prominent leaders – such as Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Mr Lim Tean, Mr Goh Meng Seng and Mr Mohamad Hamim Aliyas – could be presented together to contest a GRC.more credible than a group of relatively less well-known candidates and may be more persuaded to vote for them as a group,” he said.Ms Nydia Ngiow, managing director of consultancy BowerGroupAsia said resources was a key issue for opposition parties.
“This general geographical allocation might help serve to build more familiar party brands and identities for voters in specific constituencies, thereby leading to greater perceived credibility.” They might have “a bit more impact” in a three-cornered fight, where one of the contesting parties was The People’s Alliance, said Dr Tan, though it was unlikely to be a big impact without the buy-in of the three larger opposition parties.
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