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‘PAP has lost its way’: Estranged brother of Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong backs new opposition party
- Lee said he was fully behind the ‘principles and values of the Progress Singapore Party’, started by a former stalwart of the ruling party, Tan Cheng Bock
- The People’s Action Party’s opposition is not viewed as a threat, but backing from a senior member of the Lee family could give Tan a boost at the next election
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Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Singapore’s prime minister has backed a new opposition party, the latest incident in a bitter feud in the city state’s first family.
The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) was formed by Tan Cheng Bock, a former stalwart of the ruling party, to contest elections due by 2021.
Tan has been seen in recent months with the prime minister’s younger sibling, Lee Hsien Yang, local media reported, sparking talk of an alliance.
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On Sunday, Lee wrote on Facebook: “I wholeheartedly support the principles and values of the Progress Singapore Party. Today’s PAP is no longer the PAP of my father. It has lost its way.”
He did not elaborate further.
Lee Hsien Yang has previous backed Tan, describing him in a Facebook post in January as “the leader Singapore deserves” and someone who has “consistently put the interests of the people first”.
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