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Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who has spent 25 years in the public service, says "the biggest responsibility of all" lies ahead of him. 

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TO FULLY realise its vision for Singapore, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will need a continued mandate from voters that goes beyond a single term. This goal, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (Nov 5), depends on whether the party can continue to win the support of Singaporeans and be elected to form the government.

“The people’s support is not a given. The PAP may have won every election since 1959, but we can easily lose the next,” he said in a speech at the PAP’s awards and convention.

“I do not assume that the PAP will win the next GE (general election) convincingly, or even win it outright.”

June 2023, Singapore’s total population stood at 5.92 million – a 5% increase from a year ago.

The SDP has a comprehensive suite of policies on a range of issues such as housing, education, immigration and healthcare – many of which have been “liberally borrowed” by the People’s Action Party (PAP) but “unfortunately watered down”, said Prof Tambyah.

At a press conference that followed, Dr Chee said one of the key issues the party will bring up at the next general election is the cost of living. He expects that it will be held by November or December 2024.

He (Dr Chee) said that inflation is kicking in, and the upcoming goods and services tax increase is “going to hurt”.
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On new faces that the party could potentially field, Dr Chee said that they will be presented in a “timely manner” in the lead-up to the General Election. The party has had people reach out to them, he said.

He added that Singaporeans are “still very nervous” about joining the opposition, but said that people are feeling the pressure and realise they cannot be bystanders or spectators when it comes to Singapore’s development.

Dr Chee said: “They feel the urgency and need to come forward and present themselves as candidates and join the opposition.”

Despite being closer to constituencies in the west, Prof Tambyah said the SDP will remain active in the PAP-run Sembawang