Michael Thng wants to focus on what he believes Singapore can be

WP new face says GE2025 is about building a system to take the country forward

- Aqil Hamzah

Candidates from various political parties may be throwing snipes and jabs over the last few days of the hustings, but WP candidate Michael Thng remains steadfast in wanting to focus on one thing: what he believes Singapore can be.

At times, there may be a need to call attention to missteps or issues in the past, he said.

But in his view, the coming general election is about the "system we want to build for Singapore, going forward".

The 37-year-old said his two speeches so far—his maiden rally speech at Temasek Junior College on April 26, and his appearance at MediaCorp's roundtable discussion alongside candidates from four other parties the next day—have focused on the same issue.

"I think Singaporeans want to know where we are headed, and want to know why (the) Workers' Party is part of that journey, and that is what I am going to focus on," he said.

Mr Thng's message to voters is simple—that policies will go through more scrutiny and deliberation with "more balance in Parliament".

"It needs to happen with a different party as part of that process, not with a reliance on an 'ownself check ownself' kind of mechanism, which we have seen has gaps. That is what I hope the electorate can focus on," he said.