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PAP and Opposition Intensify Campaigns as Singapore GE2025 Enters Final Week

Ruling PAP defends fiscal policies and full constituency coverage while opposition parties challenge GST hike and highlight candidate credibility.

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Overview

  • The PAP has fielded candidates in every constituency, emphasizing voter choice and avoiding walkovers, as highlighted by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean during Aljunied GRC walkabout.
  • Opposition parties, including the WP, PSP, and SDP, criticized the GST hike in rallies, proposing reductions to address cost-of-living concerns, which PAP candidates dismissed as lacking realistic funding plans.
  • Nomination Day saw strategic slate changes, with senior PAP ministers Gan Kim Yong and Tan See Leng reassigned to lead key GRC teams, sparking debates over candidate redeployments.
  • The WP is contesting 26 out of 97 seats, citing resource constraints for not contesting Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC, which resulted in a walkover for the PAP.
  • SDP leader Chee Soon Juan shifted to contest Sembawang West SMC after Bukit Batok SMC was absorbed into a new GRC, drawing criticism from the PAP for allegedly breaking a prior pledge.