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Gearing up for GE: Tan Cheng Bock ready to take on his former party in GE
Eleven opposition parties are likely to contest the coming election, the largest number since Independence. The Sunday Times looks at how the opposition is preparing for the polls.
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Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock (centre) arriving at the party's official launch event on Aug 3. If the GE were to be called next month, the party would be able to field some candidates in single-seat wards and GRCs, says Dr Tan.
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He was one of the People's Action Party's (PAP) MPs in one of its strongholds for 26 years. Now Dr Tan Cheng Bock is back - but as a challenger to his former party, and with ex-PAP cadres in tow, not to mention his knowledge of how the ruling party fights its election battles.
As to where he will stand, the secretary-general of Singapore's newest opposition party, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), has everyone guessing whether he will return to his old stomping ground Ayer Rajah in the next general election.
