SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) formally announced its first batch of prospective candidates for the 2020 General Election on Thursday (Jun ...
SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party formally announced its first batch of prospective candidates for the 2020 General Election on Thursday .
“Where they will be fielded will be made known in days to come,” he said. “At every election, we fight hard and seek to persuade Singaporeans to make their vote count and cast it for WP … it will be a tough General Election as I said, but I’m looking forward to it."Mr Singh announced that WP will contest two Single Member Constituencies and four Group Representation Constituencies for a total of 21 seats in Parliament.
"If we can find more candidates ... of course we can consider fielding more seats, but I think it's important for us to focus our efforts and ensure that the candidates that we put forward can do well for the Workers' Party."Mr Louis Chua Kheng Wee, 33, is a a research analyst at Credit Suisse AG, a global investment bank.
Mr Muhammad Azhar Abdul Latip, 34, who is self-employed, said that he wants to be the voice for the vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Singapore. "I would like to see a more equitable and fair society where minorities are not discriminated against and where each of us gets a fair shot in life," he said.Ms Nicole Seah, 33, an associate director at a multinational marketing company, is now married with a two-year-old daughter.
“I was drawn to the ethos of WP, which believes in building a strong and reasonable opposition that contributes to our political landscape in Singapore in a constructive manner. It's a party that does not oppose for the sake of opposing," she said.
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