SINGAPORE: The People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR) on Sunday (Apr 13) called for free education, school meals, and healthcare for every Singaporean child – policies it said it would pursue if elected to parliament. PAR secretary-general Lim Tean emphasized the need to alleviate living costs for young parents, asserting that financial fear deters family growth. Additionally, he confirmed PAR’s intention to contest in specific constituencies, notably Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar, and indicated that a detailed manifesto would be released following the Writ of Election.
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Mr. Lim on Sunday also confirmed that the PAR would run in Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and Tanjong Pagar GRC. “These are the two GRCs we will 100 per cent contest in this time round,” he said. Peoples Voice (PV) – which is one of three parties under the PAR along with the Reform Party and the Democratic Progressive Party – contested in Jalan Besar in the 2020 General Election but lost to the People’s Action Party (PAP).
He added that PV had been active in Tanjong Pagar GRC since 2018 but “ceded” to the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) in 2020. PSP lost to PAP with 36.9 per cent of votes. For Single Member Constituencies (SMCs), he said there was “absolutely no change” in PAR’s plans to contest in Potong Pasir, Mountbatten, Radin Mas, Queenstown, and Yio Chu Kang. Last month, Mr. Lim reiterated that the alliance would contest in Potong Pasir SMC, despite an appeal from the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) to avoid a three-cornered fight. SPP had said earlier that it would run in Potong…
