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【GE2025】工人党尚未决定非选区议员人选 | 联合早报
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【GE2025】工人党尚未决定非选区议员人选 | 联合早报
 
Title: 【GE2025】工人党尚未决定非选区议员人选
 
Source: 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singa...04-6289115
 
Publication Date: 2025-05-04
 
Author Information: Not provided
 
Article Summary:
 
Theme: This news article reports on the Workers' Party's (WP) decision-making process regarding the appointment of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) following the 2025 General Election.
 
Core Points:
 
- The WP has not yet decided on the NCMP candidates, as confirmed by Secretary-General Pritam Singh.
 
- The party won 10 seats in the election, entitling them to appoint two NCMPs.
 
- The NCMPs will be chosen from the candidates who received the highest vote share but did not win their respective constituencies.
 
- The two candidates with the highest vote shares in the WP's unsuccessful teams were:
 
- Liu Yu Yang (Jalan Kayu), with 48.53% of the vote.
 
- The Tampines team, with 47.37% of the vote.
 
- WP Chairman Sylvia Lim emphasizes the importance of NCMPs as a mechanism to ensure the presence of opposition voices in Parliament.
 
- Despite the WP's failure to gain new seats in the election, Lim views the results positively, highlighting the emergence of new leadership within the party, such as Muhamad Faisal, Muhamad Hamim, and Zhang Wen Jie.
 
- The appointment of NCMPs could provide an opportunity to further develop these young leaders within the party.
 
- The article concludes with Lim's optimism about the future of the WP, emphasizing that setbacks in politics are part of a long journey.