SINGAPORE: It is likely that Potong Pasir Member of Parliament
Chiam See Tong will contest in a Group Representation Constituency
(GRC) in the next General Election, which is due by February
2012.
According to Singapore People’s Party (SPP) chairman Sin Kek
Tong, "someone new" will be fielded to defend the Potong Pasir ward
— a constituency that Mr Chiam has represented since 1984.
Mr Sin did not give any details on the potential candidate or
which GRC Mr Chiam plans to contest.
On Sunday, People’s Action Party secretary—general Lee Hsien
Loong said at the party’s annual convention that "had to be some
change with the way we treated Potong Pasir".
He was referring to the 2006 election when Mr Chiam had urged
voters to vote for him, and get "two MPs for the price of
one".
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— TODAY/ir