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SINGAPORE – In a charged debate on Wednesday (Sept 2), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong crossed swords with Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on the issue of encouraging Singaporeans to vote for the opposition, with the assurance that the People’s Action Party would still form the government of the day.
Any political party that does so is a “free rider” and this tactic will eventually result in the system failing, PM Lee said.
Stressing that elections are about voting for who will run the government, he added that the country’s political system can only work if people vote “sincerely, honestly, in accordance with what they really want”.
But the Workers’ Party (WP) chief countered that the residents of Aljunied, Hougang, and Sengkang GRCs – where his party emerged victorious in the recent general election – are “not free riders” and that MPs in these areas work hard to prove their worth.
Their exchange followed a speech by PM Lee in which he detailed why it is crucial for Singapore to get its politics right.
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