Most Valuable Party approved as new political party in S'pore

The Most Valuable Party (MVP) is Singapore's newest political party, having received approval from the authorities eight months after its application was filed.

- Aqil Hamzah

This brings the total number of registered political parties here to 21.

A notice published in the Government Gazette on the evening of Dec 18 said the party was registered under the Registry of Societies on that same day.

The party was founded by restaurant owner Chia Yun Kai, 32, who joined the political fray earlier in 2025 in the lead-up to the May general election.

Mr Chia told The Straits Times that he had sent in the application in April. Although the party's official status took some time to materialise, he said he welcomed the move, which would give his party legitimacy.

"The intention all along was to create something official ... and now that things are, we welcome more people to join us."

Mr Chia had made public his intentions to contest East Coast GRC with his own party in the 2025 General Election, but wound up contesting Pasir Ris-Changi GRC under the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) banner.

The opposition coalition, comprising the Singapore Justice Party (SJP) and Singapore Malay National Organisation, garnered 32.34 per cent of the votes against the PAP. Mr Chia was then a member of the SJP.