But with only a handful of seats currently filled in parliament, the opposition’s driving public strategy – despite its leader’s vocal attacks – seems not to be an attempt to secure executive office but that Singapore needs a stronger opposing voice.
Leon Perera, a Workers’ party parliamentary candidate, told supporters at the weekend that the PAP expected the “blind faith” of voters. He said the Workers’ party’s vision was to lobby for a “strong responsible opposition”.
“This shows the danger of relying on one crushingly dominant party to steer this country,” he said. “There is another model, my friends. There is another way. Balance instead of dominance.”