SDP Announces Candidates for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Contest

Wake Up S'pore founder, ex-PSP candidate part of four-member slate facing PM's team

- Tay Hong Yi

The founder of alternative news site Wake Up Singapore (WUSG), a former PSP candidate, and a film-maker who was a Red Dot United (RDU) member will contest in Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) colours in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC.

Ms Gigene Wong, 59, who ran under the PSP banner in Hong Kah North SMC in the 2020 General Election, and WUSG founder Ariffin Iskandar Sha Ali Akbar, 27, will be part of the SDP's slate for the four-member group representation constituency.

They are joined by theatre director Alec Tok, 60, and SDP stalwart Jufri Salim, 41, who is the party's organising secretary.

The four candidates were seen talking to residents at Marsiling Lane Market and Food Centre during a walkabout on April 13.

SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan announced the line-up at a press conference which followed the walkabout.

The four candidates will be up against a team led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

The GRC, which is facing only its third electoral contest, was formed in 2015 and has been held by the PAP since.

The PAP line-up for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC has included PM Wong from the beginning, but this is the first time he is leading the GRC as prime minister and secretary-general of the PAP.

The other members of the ruling party's team contesting Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC are Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad, North West District Mayor Alex Yam and Ms Hany Soh.