Two-horse race between the People's Action Party and Worker's Party: Analyst

Despite the four-cornered fight in the Punggol East by-election, SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that it would ultimately boil down to a two-horse race between the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Workers' Party (WP). He said: “Depending on how well the opposition supporters support WP, we could see the Reform Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance performing poorly, and I won't exclude the possibility that they could also lose their electoral deposits, as opposition voters try to pool their support behind who they regard as being the best opposition candidate in Punggol East.” He also commented on the election strategies that the parties are likely to adopt.