SDP’s Dr Chee congratulates DPM Wong and calls for an inclusive Singapore

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party Secretary-General, Dr Chee Soon Juan, has congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on his impending appointment as Singapore’s next Prime Minister.

One candidate who stood in that by-election for the People’s Action Party is Teo Chee Hean, now the Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.DPM Wong, who is also the Finance Minister, started his political career in West Coast GRC at the 2011 election .However, at the next two elections in 2015 and 2020, DPM Wong contested against the SDP at Marsiling—Yew Tee GRC.

However, there is no clear indication whether DPM Wong, also the Finance Minister, will return to West Coast GRC for the upcoming General Election to strengthen the PAP team. During a doorstop media interview on April 16, DPM Wong mentioned, “For this moment, though, there should not be any major changes because our system works on the basis of continuity and progressive change.

Although DPM Wong remained tight-lipped on when the polls will be held, several political analysts predict it will occur by the year’s end.

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