Opposition unite for GE
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Oct 29, 2010
Opposition unite for GE
Chairman Ng Teck Siong speaks at the first press conference of the new opposition party, Socialist Front (SF). -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
TWO leaders of the newly formed Socialist Front (SF) who left their former parties after personal differences say they are willing to cooperate for the sake of opposition unity at the next General Election.
'We will try our very best to be as coherent with any other party, based on fair terms of negotiation, so we can work in agreement,' said Mr Ng Teck Siong, 69, chairman of the party, which was registered on Sept 1.
'We will not try to create any disruption or cause trouble. Our intention is to avoid three-cornered fights'.
Mr Ng, who co-founded the Reform Party with the late Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam in 2008, quit as chairman in April last year after a dispute with Mr Jeyaretnam's son Kenneth, now its secretary-general.
Both Mr Ng and SF secretary-general Chia Ti Lik, 36, spoke at the party's maiden press conference yesterday, where they outlined the SF's ideology and preparations for the next GE, due by February 2012.
Mr Chia left the Workers' Party in 2006 in protest against party rules that bar central executive committee members from posting comments or statements online in their own names.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_596946.html -
Oops... I just realised I post on wrong forum.... Maybe you all wanna consider transferring it to Election Strategy or remain in Speakers' Corner.
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Finally, an openly left wing political party.
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If they dun go around screaming, shouting and yelling... its OK... people will give them a chance....
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Latest political party Socialist Front reveals vision to media
By Ong Dai Lin | Posted: 29 October 2010 2224 hrs
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Chia Ti LikSINGAPORE: Singapore's latest political party, the Socialist Front, revealed its vision to the media for the first time, on Friday.
Registered in May, the party's secretary-general, lawyer Chia Ti Lik, said he planned to further the rights of Singaporeans and establish a socialist government.
The other objectives of the party include encouraging ownership and active participation of Singaporeans in the country's affairs.
Explaining the socialism concept endorsed by the party, Mr Chia said that socialism believes in providing equal opportunities to all citizens and placing the basic welfare of citizens first before anything else.
He said: "As a nation, we cannot be obsessed with economic growth and expansion, and neglect political and social progress. Otherwise problems will arise."
The party's chairman, Mr Ng Teck Siong, said they would raise issues about the casinos, the CPF withdrawal age and influx of foreign workers in the coming General Election.
The party declined to say which constituencies it would contest in as the electoral boundaries were not known yet but Mr Ng revealed he would likely aim for the single seat wards.
Both Mr Chia and Mr Ng were former Workers' Party (WP) election candidates who contested East Coast GRC in the 2006 General Election and West Coast GRC in the 1997 General Election respectively.
Other party members present at the press conference were the party's treasurer Mansor Rahman and three central executive committee members- Mr Ng Pian Ying, Mr Ng Soin Liang, and Mr Lim Mie.
Mr Mansor is the former chairman of the defunct Democratic Progressive Party. Mr Ng Pian Ying, 64, is a consultant in a factory who made the headlines in 2007 when he fought a case with a second-hand car dealer by himself and won despite leaving school before taking his secondary four examinations.
Mr Lim Mie, 62, would only tell MediaCorp that he was self-employed and Mr Ng Soin Liang, 55, was working full time on his political cause.
Mr Chia declined to say how many members there were in the party but said they had registered with 11 members, including a woman candidate.
When asked if they would consider alliances or mergers with other parties, Mr Chia said a merger was "out of the question" and an alliance was possible if the alliance partner also subscribed to socialism.
The Socialist Front was the second opposition party to be formed this year, following the formation of the United Singapore Democrats in April. - CNA/fahttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1090231/1/.html
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
If they dun go around screaming, shouting and yelling... its OK... people will give them a chance....
I don't like this type of mentality.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Oct 29, 2010
Opposition unite for GE
By Andrea OngChairman Ng Teck Siong speaks at the first press conference of the new opposition party, Socialist Front (SF). -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
TWO leaders of the newly formed Socialist Front (SF) who left their former parties after personal differences say they are willing to cooperate for the sake of opposition unity at the next General Election.
'We will try our very best to be as coherent with any other party, based on fair terms of negotiation, so we can work in agreement,' said Mr Ng Teck Siong, 69, chairman of the party, which was registered on Sept 1.
'We will not try to create any disruption or cause trouble. Our intention is to avoid three-cornered fights'.
Mr Ng, who co-founded the Reform Party with the late Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam in 2008, quit as chairman in April last year after a dispute with Mr Jeyaretnam's son Kenneth, now its secretary-general.
Both Mr Ng and SF secretary-general Chia Ti Lik, 36, spoke at the party's maiden press conference yesterday, where they outlined the SF's ideology and preparations for the next GE, due by February 2012.
Mr Chia left the Workers' Party in 2006 in protest against party rules that bar central executive committee members from posting comments or statements online in their own names.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_596946.htmlwha! their red star logo like communist vietnam and north korea..
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Originally posted by angel7030:
wha! their red star logo like communist vietnam and north korea..
LOL.. Agree with you. Just paint the background yellow and you get vietnam's national flag.
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Change the logo to 5 stars.
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Free Travel when you vote for us....
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Free Travel when you vote for us....
Free?Travel where? Must elebrate more.... -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
Free Travel when you vote for us....
Double return ticket by air if you vote for them, kindly sponsor by five stars.Destination: Sentosa
By air: Cable cars
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Double return ticket by air if you vote for them, kindly sponsor by five stars.Destination: Sentosa
By air: Cable cars
Nice one....
