GE2020: Workers’ Party candidates need to keep their feet 'firmly grounded', says Pritam Singh

SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party's candidates need to keep their feet"firmly grounded" after poll results which saw it take a second Group Representation Constituency, party chief and now leader of the opposition Pritam Singh said on Saturday .

"And if we can move forward in that manner, wanting to speak up for Singaporeans in a rational, responsible way like how a credible opposition should, then I think we can make some progress,” he added. WP won the new Sengkang GRC with 52.13 per cent of the vote against the 47.87 per cent by the People’s Action Party .

Speaking in a video on Facebook after the results for Sengkang were announced, Ms He thanked the PAP team for “a clean and decent fight”. Adding that she was touched by the number of young people who came forward to walk and volunteer with the Sengkang WP team, Ms He said: “And I actually feel that this is really important for the future of our country, and this bodes very very well for us.Dr Lim, speaking last, said: “It warms the cockles of our hearts to be able to work for the people of Sengkang and for all Singaporeans.

“The votes and the encouragement that we received showed us that a very large part of East Coast GRC voters do want to see more fairness in our political system.", WP garnered 42.24 per cent of the vote, increasing its share of the vote from the 2015 General Election.

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