Workers' Party unveils final GE2020 candidates, including lawyer He Ting Ru
From left: Abdul Shariff Bin Aboo Kassim, He Ting Ru, Leon Perera and Gerald Giam.
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PUBLISHED ONJune 28, 2020 7:09 AM
The Workers' Party (WP) unveiled its 2020 general election manifesto and final candidates in a virtual press conference on Sunday (June 28).
Secretary-general Pritam Singh revealed the campaign title to be "Make Your Vote Count".
Chairwoman Sylvia Lim introduced the following candidates:
1. Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, a researcher.
2. He Ting Ru, a lawyer who ran for Marine Parade GRC in GE2015.
3. Gerald Giam, a former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. This is his third general election.
4. Leon Perera, a former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. This is his second general election.
Giam and Perera will be replacing Low Thia Khiang and Chen Show Mao in Aljunied GRC, but WP's final line-up will only be revealed on Nomination Day (June 30), Pritam said.
The party is fielding 21 candidates in six constituencies — Hougang and Punggol West SMCs, and Marine Parade, Sengkang, East Coast and Aljunied GRCs.