THE Reform Party (RP) on Sunday said it plans to reshuffle its
pack - swopping candidates for the Pioneer and Radin Mas single
member constituencies (SMCs).
Pioneer will be contested by party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam
instead of theatre director Alec Tok, who will go to Radin Mas.
Mr Tok, 45, speaking to reporters during a walkabout in Radin
Mas on Sunday, said the switch made sense because of the different
voter profiles.
Residents in Pioneer are largely English-speaking and middle
class, while those in Radin Mas tend to be older, poorer and
Mandarin- or dialect-speaking.
'The party will have to consider who can communicate better to
two different sets of demographics. He who can communicate to the
electorate in their language should obviously be the choice.'
Radin Mas looks to be one of the most hotly contested wards,
with four opposition parties saying they will contest it.
Source:
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_647439.html
