PAP does 'utmost' to field diverse team at elections, says PM Lee

SINGAPORE: It is a"mistaken" view that all Members of Parliament from the ruling People's Action Party hold the same perspectives, said party leader Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday .

Mr Lee was speaking in his role as party secretary-general at an appreciation dinner that would have been held shortly after the 2020 General Election if not for the COVID-19 pandemic., winning 83 seats out of an available 93. A total of 20 PAP MPs retired that year.During the appreciation dinner at Parliament House, Mr Lee presented valedictory letters and mementoes to the retired MPs.

Me Lee highlighted some ways in which each of them brought about change and how they contributed to the party and their constituencies. “That is also perhaps why for many MPs, stepping down is not an easy adjustment to make. It is hard to let go of the close ties formed with your residents. For me too, it has been a difficult task to ask you to step down to make way for your successors.”The party chief added that he was grateful for their"understanding and big-heartedness" on this, and for their efforts in guiding and supporting their successors.

Except for new citizens from Indonesia and Malaysia, PAP has not fielded a new citizen in any of its wards unlike WP which had someone born in Taiwan. So has the PAP treat new citizens outside Southeast Asia for granted as voters or decide they are not useful politically.

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