Nominated MP and SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented that among the current Central Executive Council (CEC) of the Workers' Party (WP), Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao and Pritam Singh are familiar with the laws and hence would have taken adequate precautions. On the subject of a by-election, he observed that WP still maintains a stronghold on Hougang, as WP has been getting very strong support from the voters in this constituency since Low Thia Khiang won in 1991. He believed that most constituents had cast their votes for Yaw during the last GE due to their support for WP and Low. On possible candidates, Prof Tan was of the view that PAP could risk the likelihood of Desmond Choo losing a second time if he was fielded as a candidate.
Lianhe Zaobao