Four-cornered fight in Radin Mas?

Junyang700 SG

THREE opposition parties are refusing to give up their bids for Radin Mas, and a four-cornered fight looms in the single seat ward.

However, Mr Yip Yew Weng, 60, who was unveiled as the National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate for Radin Mas at a media conference on Tuesday, said the two other opposition candidates should give way and 'not waste their energy and resources'.

The other two are theatre director Alec Tok, 45, vice-chairman of the Reform Party, and businessman Nazem Suki, 42, assistant secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).

Mr Yip, a businessman, said NSP should have first bite at Radin Mas as it has been active there for more than a decade. He also said he stands a higher chance of winning than the duo as he can speak Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese, enabling him to connect well with Radin Mas voters, most of whom he believes are Chinese.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

kengkia SG

three way fight might kill opposition chances, four even worse, can't get back election deposit, but for PAP will in a way pull down their %-age.

ditzy SG

See, they're killing themselves before it even starts. If they can't work together before the elections, how is it any different in parliament?

the Bear SG

this is why i say the opposition don't need the MIW to destroy themselves.. they're all more interested in infighting and all kinds of BS..

playing into the hands of the MIW...

so.. between the MIW and the opposition? it's like choosing a rock and a hard place

Rock^Star SG

Alec tok came back from new york. Nazem does not impress in any way. Yip Yew Weng, yes heard of him but don't know what he does and what beliefs he stands for.

Wah how to vote? Still, I wouldn't vote PAP.

ditzy SG

Don't vote lor, 5 years later than renew lor.

Junyang700 SG

RP sounds better out of all possible options....

4sg SG

Mandarin, hokkien, cantonese, teochew, English speaking Yip Yew Weng is the right man for Radin Mas.

Yip will be able to understand the needs and concerns of the 'ang swa' red hill and telok blangah one roomers - old folk concerns, old folk amenities, govt policies towards oldies etc.

A businessman mat or a arty-farty Chinese man of 45 years old never have anything common with the mainly dialect speaking old folks of these areas!

They should just back down.

Junyang700 SG

Mandarin, hokkien, cantonese, teochew, English speaking Yip Yew Weng is the right man for Radin Mas.

Yip will be able to understand the needs and concerns of the 'ang swa' red hill and telok blangah one roomers - old folk concerns, old folk amenities, govt policies towards oldies etc.

A businessman mat or a arty-farty Chinese man of 45 years old never have anything common with the mainly dialect speaking old folks of these areas!

They should back just down.

Perhaps you are right. Alex Tok would be more appealing to those of the Gen X, Gen Y.. those that use the internet ..... maybe he should try standing for Hong Kah North SMC instead?

likeyou SG

Indeed it is a grave disadvantages to the 3 opposition parties fighting for votes.

PAP definately welcome it with open arm.

Clivebenss SG

end game.

likeyou SG

That is the way! Give way to the better opposition party. Dont kill each other.

ditzy SG

That is the way! Give way to the better opposition party. Dont kill each other.

That's like an old man telling children to fark off, you think the children will give a fark?

Millenium Falcon SG

They should come up with a united coalition to fight PAP one on one.

I dare to say their votes will increase by 10 percent if the public see a united opposition.

If they can get many good talented candidates with good qualifications, the chances of defeating PAP in SMC and GRCs is much higher than now.

likeyou SG

That's like an old man telling children to fark off, you think the children will give a fark?

In that case, opp party are committing sucide...RM will belong to pap.

Junyang700 SG

Imagine this scenario....

34% - Ruling
22% - Opp A
22% - Opp B
22% - Opp C

Opposing votes split into 3... But ruling wins.

ditzy SG

In that case, opp party are committing sucide...RM will belong to pap.

Everyone knows that, apparently the opposition don't. So if they are already so dumb before elections begun, you wanna trust them in parliament?

likeyou SG

Now, pple are beginning to ask themselve if they have internal conflicits with one another, can they serve the pple? Agreed with Ditzy.

Leomanz SG

papian sam tan napshot liaoz ..... hor-sey-liaoz, $15K every mth

ditzy SG

Opposition still don't understand the fact that although they come in different parties, such as PPP, NSP, PSP, OPP, majority of singaporeans lump them together as just the "oppostion". And when the "oppostion" are seen as cannot decide what they want, singaporeans will go "fark that shit".