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The Workers’ Party (WP) looks to have set its sights on five constituencies in the upcoming general election, half the number it contested in 2015.
Its slate of 20 candidates will likely also sport fewer new faces compared with its last outing at the polls.
In the last election, the leading opposition party contested 10 constituencies, fielding 28 candidates, 16 of them newcomers. That was its largest contingent since 1988.
While the party continued to cover the ground in most of these areas in the past five years, it has narrowed its focus as the deadline for the coming election drew nearer.
Party members who spoke on condition of anonymity said the WP leadership has decided to contest Aljunied, East Coast, Marine Parade group representation constituencies, Hougang single-member constituency, as well as the new Sengkang GRC, in an attempt to consolidate its position in the east.
Since movement restrictions were relaxed after the end of Singapore’s coronavirus circuit breaker period, the party’s volunteers have, along with prospective candidates, hit housing estates in these areas.
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