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Malaysian election a turning point for Singapore opposition parties in coalition talks
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Former PAP MP Tan Cheng Bock (left) and SDP chief Chee Soon Juan at Saturday's meeting. Efforts to form an alliance had been ongoing without success, but the Malaysian election result was a turning point, said opposition leaders.
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Elgin Toh , Tham Yuen-C
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Last Saturday's gathering to discuss a new opposition coalition led by former People's Action Party (PAP) MP Tan Cheng Bock was a few years in the making.
Efforts to establish an alliance had been ongoing for some time without success, but the victory of the opposition coalition at the Malaysian election in May proved a vital turning point, said opposition leaders.
