The founder and chairman of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP), Dr Tan Cheng Bock, said at a press conference on Saturday that he is ready to run in the next general election.
"I always say, as long as I am relevant, I'll be there. I never run away from a fight, and 2025 is a very challenging (fight). I am so far still very, very prepared for 2025," said the 83-year-old, referring to the next general election (GE) due to be held by November 2025.
Dr Tan has rarely appeared in public since he stepped down as PSP chief in 2021. In 2020, he contested in West Coast GRC and lost to the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) team there with 48.32 per cent of the vote.
Saturday's press conference, which set out PSP's directions for the next GE, came after the PSP voted in its new central executive committee (CEC) in March.
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Leong Mun Wai, 64, was subsequently named the party's new secretary-general, taking over from Mr Francis Yuen.
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