Wong Kan Seng: vote for me, I am the FUTURE

DPM Wong questions opposition's GRC motives
By Li Xueying, Political Correspondent

THE next general election is about Singapore's future, and voters should examine carefully the opposition's intentions in wanting to win group representation constituencies (GRCs), said Mr Wong Kan Seng.

The People's Action Party's first assistant secretary-general yesterday fired this salvo at the opposition, questioning its agenda when opposition veterans declared that they were making a concerted push to win GRCs this time around.

'Some say, well, we want to do that for renewal, and there are others who say, well, they want to be the first one to break through into a GRC and win a GRC,' said Mr Wong.

But this should not be what the election is about, he said.

'Is it about the interest and missions of political parties or an individual's interest to create a legacy or to make history?' he asked. 'I believe that this election is really about the future.'

Thus, Singaporeans 'should back the stronger team that will serve them better, and not vote for a party simply for the sake of having more opposition', he said.