Punggol East By-Election -- WP Lee Li Lian
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Originally posted by TehJarVu:
c'mon lor, can i exchange him with TPL
TPL's father owns a coffeeshop and she says tt's why she understands the poor wtf owning a coffeeshop is like hving a goose that lays golden eggs
people's father was at least a bus driver
as if his father drove the 48 doors.
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no no no
keep TPL in MP
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fark u fifi
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privat tutor must be damn ho tan.
so many $10,000s to burn
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Originally posted by TehJarVu:
fark u fifi
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Now SDP come up with stupid plan to contest the PE.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Now SDP come up with stupid plan to contest the PE.
i think they're trying to turn SDP into Stupid Dumbass Party
and this removes any doubt that CSJ is a MIW mole
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i think they're trying to turn SDP into Stupid Dumbass Party
and this removes any doubt that CSJ is a MIW mole
I had my doubts.
Had.
Really.
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SDP proposes joint campaign with WP in Punggol East by-election
By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 11 January 2013 2019 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has proposed to The Workers' Party (WP) to run a joint campaign in the Punggol East by-election.SDP's Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan wants to field a candidate from the SDP in the joint campaign.
At a news conference on Friday evening, Dr Chee said the proposal was in the spirit of compromise and cooperation.
He explained that if the opposition wins the by-election, the SDP gets to enter Parliament and The Workers' Party will run the Punggol East Town Council.
Dr Chee said that the SDP Member of Parliament will chair the town council, but will leave the day-to-day running of the town council to the WP.
He hopes this arrangement will signal better cooperation between opposition parties in the future.
Dr Chee said he was disappointed the WP hasn't replied to his earlier invitation to discuss both parties' participation in the by-election.
He said the SDP has emailed the proposal to WP, and is seeking a meeting with WP on Saturday.
Dr Chee refused to commit if the party will continue to contest should the WP not accept its proposal.
He said the SDP will only back down if the WP has a "stronger case".
He added that talks will continue right until the last minute before Nomination Day.
"A successful unity candidate would mean another seat in Parliament for the opposition. It would lay the ground for bigger opposition representation in the next general election," said Dr Chee.
- CNA/xq/dehttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1247379/1/.html
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can all these extras dun be so extra?
we dun want end up like the PE.
even though it is oni punggol east SMC aka rivervale, sengkang.
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join forces means they have 50% discount on the election deposit?
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Times are bad.
Can only afford 50% of deposit.
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rumoured that some "indep candidate" even tried to borrow from DBS.
but got rejected.
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Originally posted by TehJarVu:
fark u fifi
bcos of ur MP?
mai lah
the fuck would be so meaningless.
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Originally posted by FireIce:
no no no
keep TPL in MP
Don't hear much from her now.
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Maybe PAP should run a joint campaign with SDP to fight against WP.
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if join forces with WP and SDP then oni need 33.3% of the election deposit.
might as well put up in groupon
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Maybe that's why originally there were 5-6 parties wanting to join.
Cheaper deposit.
CHeaper, better, faster?
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Now RP claims they want in on a joint campaign too. But that still leaves 2 independents and SDA to make it a fatal 4-way.
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Joint campaign? Sounds more like trying to ride on the coattails of WP.
Or trying to stem their rise.
Disgusting and shameless.
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http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/wp-rebuffs-sdps-joint-campaign-proposal
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Joint campaign? RP says it made similar proposal
The Singapore Democratic Party raised eyebrows on Friday when it called a press conference to propose a unique joint venture with the Workers’ Party (WP).
But the Reform Party said it made a similar offer earlier.
RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam was on a walkabout in Punggol East when he heard the news of the offer made by the SDP.
He said: “We’ve already proposed something very similar to them (WP) ... given WP’s experience running town councils.” He said the offer was made last week but declined to reveal further details.
The plan put forward by the SDP suggests that the party and WP work together on a single campaign, supporting a single SDP candidate. In return, if the SDP candidate won the election, SDP would let WP run Punggol East Town Council.
On Friday, Mr Mohamad Affendy Abdul Rahim, 56, a founding member of RP alongside Mr Jeyaretnam’s father, the late JB Jeyaretnam, also said that the party had suggested loaning the RP chief to the WP as a candidate: “It's always good to cooperate with other parties. We don't want friction. We're willing to loan our best man to WP.”
He added: “WP has all their best men in Parliament already. They should let the son of JBJ in Parliament.”
http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/joint-campaign-rp-says-it-made-similar-proposal
WP rebuffs SDP's joint campaign proposal
The Workers' Party (WP) said on Saturday it will stick to its own plans to contest in Punggol East, in response to a proposal from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) to field a “unity candidate” for the by-election.
“The Workers' Party has noted SDP's proposal. Our focus continues to be fulfilling our promise to offer a choice to voters in Punggol East,” said WP media team chair Mr Gerald Giam in a short e-mailed answer to The Straits Times early Saturday morning.
The party was responding to a proposal tabled by SDP on Friday to conduct a joint campaign where a SDP candidate would be fielded.
If elected, he would push SDP policies in Parliament and chair the town council, while the WP would run the council's daily operations.
This is the second time WP has rebuffed SDP's advances.
Earlier in the week, the SDP had asked to meet the WP to discuss how to avoid a three-cornered fight, to which WP chairman Sylvia Lim said her party would contest in the election.
The SDP's proposal drew flak from netizens yesterday, who left comments on the SDP's website and Facebook pages criticising the idea as unfairly benefitting SDP.
“If elected, the SDP MP gets a seat and the WP does the work. Please educate me as to how this is a 'compromise',” said one netizen called UncleJames Lee on SDP's Facebook page.
The SDP defended its proposal last night in a comment on its website, saying it would add another party's voice to Parliament.
“The reason why we proposed such an arrangement is that WP already has MPs in Parliament. An MP from the SDP would add another party's voice to the debate.
“That said, this is a proposal. We would be happy to discuss alternative arrangements. The important point is that SDP and WP should talk and work things out in the spirit of compromise and cooperation to avoid a three-corner fight,” it said.
The WP could reveal its candidate for Punggol East as early as Saturday. Party insiders have tipped Mr Giam, its Non-Constituency MP, as the front runner.
http://www.singapolitics.sg/news/wp-rebuffs-sdps-joint-campaign-proposal
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Gerald Giam to remain in the parliament win or lose.