Singapore - The Singapore Malay National Organization (PKMS) has extended an invitation to all opposition parties to attend its “Unity” event which will be held on 5th March 2011 @ 1500 hours at PKMS building.
In an email addressed to the Temasek Review (TR), Mr Mohd Nazem bin Suki the Secretary-General said that it is the tradition from past election to meet up with representatives from opposition parties to discuss the strategies applicable and any issues which may arise.
Of importance would be the need to avoid three-cornered fights which without doubt would deplete the opposition’s resources.
The previous time the electorate witnessed a multi-party contest was in the 1997 General Election (GE) and signs so far indicate that such a scenario could be on the cards in the coming GE.
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and the Socialist Front had staked fresh claims on the new Whampoa Single-Member Constituency (SMC), while the former is also targeting Yuhua SMC, which the Reform Party is eyeing.
The SDP will conduct a walkabout in Whampoa on Sunday, said its assistant secretary-general John Tan. “We’ve been in the area selling our newspaper, The New Democrat, for the last few years in anticipation of the constituency being carved out,”
Punggol East and Radin Mas were reportedly two other new SMCs where there could potentially be three-cornered fights – in addition to established GRCs such as Tampines and Jurong.
It is learnt that SDP, SF, NSP, SDA and WP have confirmed attendance while SPP and RP are pending.
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