Dr Chee and Dr Tan share a warm personal relationship and have had talks about working together in politics
SINGAPORE: Less than a week after four opposition parties announced a coalition by the name of the People’s Alliance, the Singapore Democratic Party chief sparked rumours that voters may see a second alliance at the polls, possibly between the SDP and the Progress Singapore Party .
He added, “Eat up, Doc, we need to stay fit for the battle ahead – yes, we talked about that too. Food, music and politics. Doesn’t get any better than that.”In July 2018, the SDP invited Dr Tan to a closed-door working luncheon among opposition party members and asked him to help lead the effort to build a coalition of opposition parties. SDP urged Dr Tan to take the lead and said all the opposition parties at the meeting welcomed the move.
Explaining that he chose to form his own party instead of joining an established opposition banner, leading an opposition coalition, or running as an independent since he felt that this was the “right” route for him, Dr Tan said that he looks forward to “working with others in the opposition who are passionate about putting country first – before either party or self.”
“And last year, we got a hold of all the opposition parties together. We got Dr Tan in. And SDP stands with them, to work with them. All the opposition parties.”We have differences – obviously. But those differences are miniscule when you compare the common stand, the common goal we must have – in providing Singaporeans, the voters an alternative that they can have confidence in. And so, we continue to work towards this goal of and we repeat our call now.
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