I expected Nomination Day to be dramatic but not as dramatic as what was seen and heard during noon today. The climaxes were definitely better than any drama from Taiwan or Korea.
There was Ooi Boon Ewe from the "unknown" People's Liberal Democratic Party who failed to get enough assentors (actually one of them cabut).
He went to the football field to ask the Workers' Party activists if any of them can be one. Of course, none of the opposition supporters bothered him as it will result in a three-cornered fight and PAP will ultimately benefit from it.
This guy should have just approached those clad whom were clad in white, I am certain that more than one will be more than willing to help him and indirectly sending the PAP candidate into parliament without much of a fight.
There was also Baey Yam Keng, originally contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC, who moved to the east by joining the Tampines GRC team. His void was filled by a PAP member who was never unveiled to the media, Chia Shi-Lu.
Mr Chia became from unkown to MP within one morning as Tanjong Pagar GRC was the only ward which was uncontested, courtesy of some controversial and unfair decisions by the elections officers at the nomination centre.
See the below video for a better understanding of the matter.
Over at Deyi Secondary School, Low Thia Khiang and WP did not let the electorate down as he filed himself as a candidate for the Aljunied GRC thus, moving out from his Hougang ward. The WP fielded its "Barcelona Squad" (Dream Team) there which includes party chairman Sylvia Lim and Chen Show Mao.
However, the one which made many hold their breaths was the objection raised by Singapore Democratic Party to the nomination of PAP newbie Sim Ann.
SDP claims that Sim Ann is, technically, still in the civil service as she is serving her notice but she filled up her form as "unemployed". However, the returning officer overruled the objection, hence paving the way for a contest in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.
To top up all the drama, it seems that for the first time in history, PAP is losing to the opposition parties in terms of securing rally sites. However, I can already see the PAP posters on lamp posts since this evening. Very efficient indeed.
There was Ooi Boon Ewe from the "unknown" People's Liberal Democratic Party who failed to get enough assentors (actually one of them cabut).
He went to the football field to ask the Workers' Party activists if any of them can be one. Of course, none of the opposition supporters bothered him as it will result in a three-cornered fight and PAP will ultimately benefit from it.
This guy should have just approached those clad whom were clad in white, I am certain that more than one will be more than willing to help him and indirectly sending the PAP candidate into parliament without much of a fight.
There was also Baey Yam Keng, originally contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC, who moved to the east by joining the Tampines GRC team. His void was filled by a PAP member who was never unveiled to the media, Chia Shi-Lu.
Mr Chia became from unkown to MP within one morning as Tanjong Pagar GRC was the only ward which was uncontested, courtesy of some controversial and unfair decisions by the elections officers at the nomination centre.
See the below video for a better understanding of the matter.
Over at Deyi Secondary School, Low Thia Khiang and WP did not let the electorate down as he filed himself as a candidate for the Aljunied GRC thus, moving out from his Hougang ward. The WP fielded its "Barcelona Squad" (Dream Team) there which includes party chairman Sylvia Lim and Chen Show Mao.
However, the one which made many hold their breaths was the objection raised by Singapore Democratic Party to the nomination of PAP newbie Sim Ann.
SDP claims that Sim Ann is, technically, still in the civil service as she is serving her notice but she filled up her form as "unemployed". However, the returning officer overruled the objection, hence paving the way for a contest in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.
To top up all the drama, it seems that for the first time in history, PAP is losing to the opposition parties in terms of securing rally sites. However, I can already see the PAP posters on lamp posts since this evening. Very efficient indeed.
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