If they do so, their gambit would be reminiscent of a Workers'
Party (WP) 'suicide squad' that challenged Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong in his Ang Mo Kio GRC in the 2006 General Election.
The term 'suicide squad' was coined by PM Lee that election, as
a comment on how the WP team - five of whom were aged between 24
and 31 - had no real hope of winning the six-member GRC.
Sources say the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is eyeing the
Tanjong Pagar GRC led by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as a
potential battleground.
The National Solidarity Party (NSP) is said to be considering
fielding a young team in Marine Parade GRC, helmed by Senior
Minister Goh Chok Tong, 69.
The SDP, led by Dr Chee Soon Juan, has held walkabouts since
late last year in the five-MP Tanjong Pagar GRC, which was last
contested in 1988.
