Following a walkabout in Sengkang this morning (April 24), Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh responds to questions about the party not contesting in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, as well as Prime Minister and People’s Action Party (PAP) secretary-general Lawrence Wong’s remarks about the PAP's surprise moves on Nomination Day (April 23).
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00:00There was actually nothing untoward about our planning.
00:06I mean, we put forward the best slate of candidates we can for Singapore.
00:10We want a more balanced political system.
00:13And this is the same point I made yesterday to some Marine Parade residents who I met.
00:19I acknowledged and validated their disappointment that we were not standing there.
00:25But after I explained it to them, after I shared with them the reality of boundaries being
00:31redrawn, the reality of our own calculations as a party as to what is a better strategy,
00:38I think they understood where I was coming from.
00:39Well, I think it restates the point that we are a small party.
00:42We don't think North, South, East, West.
00:44And I think that's coming back to Clara's point.
00:47At the end of the day, I think the PAP has different considerations.
00:51I can understand that.
00:52And the Workers' Party has different considerations.
00:55will wait for us.
00:58Better not to admit it as to what the powers are going to be.
01:01And I nodисle.
01:03Glowing buraya is on air.
01:05Now.
01:10Now?
01:12Now?
01:14But that's all.
01:15Now?
01:16So what will you do is aesar-atore?
01:18In the world said we're going to create a thing for you.
01:20Now?
01:20Yeah?
01:20Say this for all your family?
01:21Oh.
01:22Well, let us do it for you to General Pastor.