​SSS in the News | Looking to Malaysia, Singapore’s opposition comes together

Asia Times

Ex-MP Tan Cheng Bock's new alliance aims to replicate Malaysia's opposition election win to depose Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party. The Worker's Party (WP), Singapore’s second-oldest active party, is known to be averse toward working with other opposition parties. Dr Woo Jun Jie, an assistant professor of humanities and social sciences at Singapore’s NTU, believes WP’s cold shoulder owes to the party’s relative success. He said, “Having won several seats in parliament, it is unlikely that they will want to cooperate with parties that they deem to be weaker."

 

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