SINGAPORE – The People’s Power Party (PPP) has withdrawn from its four-party alliance with the Peoples Voice (PV), the Reform Party (RP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Announcing this on Facebook on Feb 22, its secretary-general Goh Meng Seng, who was the organising secretary of the People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR), said the decision comes as PPP has come to a “disheartening crossroads” with the alliance parties.
“In view of irreconcilable strategic differences for GE2025, we have reached a consensus that it would be a better option for PPP to withdraw from PAR,” he said.
This is to ensure that PAR can continue to function as an effective political force in the upcoming general election, which must be held by November, without unnecessary disruptions that might arise from fundamental strategic differences between PPP and the other parties in the alliance, he added.
PAR’s formation was announced in 2023. PV secretary-general Lim Tean is secretary-general of the alliance.
Lim was sentenced to six weeks’ jail and a $1,000 fine on Feb 17 for practising as a lawyer without a valid certificate in 2021.
Mr Goh said PPP wishes PAR all the best in the coming election and is open to future collaboration with PAR should the opportunities arise.
Other office bearers in the central executive committee of the alliance include RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam as chairman; PPP member Peter Soh as vice-chairman; and head of RP’s women’s wing Yasmine Valentina as assistant secretary-general.
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