A mysterious party was formed. Founder dared not disclose
details.
Wat a Democratic Party in Spore!
Why so secretative?
Lack of forward planning?
This party is a back up shell party in case SDP winding up.
http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp100402_020.shtml
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This lectuer said USD should not keep low profile.
新加坡管理大学法律系副教授陈庆文受访时,对USD保持低调表示不解。
他说:“一个新成立的政党若想要发挥影响力,并要在已经很 拥挤的政治空间里被视为有立足之地的政党,绝对不能保持神秘。”
从USD党员与民主党的关系看来,陈庆文认为USD的政治理念和平台应
该跟民主党很相似。他预测USD很可能会跟民主党采取协调行动,或在政治领域扮演民主党的代理角色。
他认为两党选择扮演重叠的角色,似 乎意味着USD的成立是一个更大的政治战略前奏。
“从党员的组合及他们缺乏热情和大计的情况来看,也令人不禁怀疑USD是否只是个‘空
壳政党’,当民主党因被法庭宣判破产而必须解散时,党员就可以加入USD。”
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A NEW political party - the United Singapore Democrats (USD) -
has just been registered last week.
At least four of its leaders have links to the Singapore
Democratic Party (SDP), with one of them contesting the 2006
General Election as part of the SDP's six-man team in Sembawang
GRC.
The Straits Times understands that Ms Narayanasamy Gogelavany,
who stood as an SDP candidate, is the president of the new USD.
The party's secretary is Ms Jaslyn Go, who regularly attends SDP
events and represented it at an overseas conference last
November.
The other two USD party members with SDP ties are: Mr Muhd
Shamin, who is a member of SDP's youth wing and began a three-month
internship in the European Parliament in January; and Mr Chong Kai
Xiong, who was involved in SDP-led events such as the Tak Boleh
Tahan protests against rising living costs two years ago.
The formation of the new political party was published in the
Government Gazette yesterday.