SINGAPORE: New Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s recent comment that it’s “not unimaginable” for the opposition to win enough seats in Parliament to form a coalition government has sparked a wave of concerns and fearmongering allegations online.
He added that for opposition parties to get, over 50 per cent of the vote is “not at all unimaginable.” “Just a ploy to instill fear in voters’ minds. As long as GRCs exist, there is no way for the opposition to form the government,” wrote one.One commenter was even more blunt, writing, “alamak … this one singing same old fear mongering song. if you do a good job at winning hearts and minds, why should you be afraid?”In a Facebook post, ex-presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian wrote, “I disagree.
Noted socio-political commentator Andrew Loh quipped: “It took the WP 23 years to go from 1 SMC to 1 GRC, and another 9 years to win a second GRC. Now we expect that the opposition will go from 8 seats to 43 in the span of just 1 election? Lol.”
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