Yahoo Poll: Should Tan Cheng Bock lead an opposition alliance?
It is an unprecedented development: On Saturday (28 July), former Ayer Rajah Member of Parliament and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock said that he was open to leading a coalition of seven opposition parties.
If the 78-year-old agrees to lead the coalition, it would mark the first time since independence that a former People’s Action Party stalwart has defected to the opposition.
Tan’s remarks have drawn a range of responses. Political commentator Derek da Cunha labeled the opposition parties as “3rd, 4th and 5th raters” and that Tan was “tarnishing his reputation” by associating with them. This was swiftly rebuked by Tan.
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