SINGAPORE — The electorate should not see the Presidential Election as a contest between a People’s Action Party (PAP)-backed candidate and those supported by opposition parties, but between individuals with or without links to political parties, said presidential candidate Ng Kok Song.
SINGAPORE — The electorate should not see the Presidential Election as a contest between a People’s Action Party -backed candidate and those supported by the Opposition, but between individuals with or without links to political parties, said presidential candidate Ng Kok Song.
Various questions from the audience of over 150 people were directed at Mr Ng, from whether he was a “subset of Tharman”, having once worked under him, to why he did not step down from the presidential race when it became a three-cornered fight, since one of his intentions was to ensure there was no walkover.
He asserted that with Mr Tharman having only recently stepped down from the PAP, and fellow candidate Tan Kin Lian having opposition party members as his assentors, he remains the only candidate with “no party”. Mr Ng said that due to the age difference between him and Mr Tharman, 66, he started work in MAS before the younger man.He was also asked by another member of the audience why he did not withdraw from the presidential race when Mr Tan entered the fray, given that one of the reasons Mr Ng gave for his candidacy was to ensure that there was no walkover for Mr Tharman.
“It was only after I declared that Tan Kin Lian declared, so it’s very important to understand the sequence,” he said.
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