CALD regrets Singapore’s laws detrimental to opposition parties

(May 22, 2006) In a resolution, the Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD) regrets the practice of barring Singapore oppositionists from standing in elections through bankruptcy notes the tendency of the PAP-dominated government to use selectively laws that are detrimental to non-controlling party members and urges the Singapore government to manage its elections independently of bias towards any party.

CALD Resolution No. 5, Series of 2006, echoed Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) observations that  “the system of Group Representation Constituency should be reformed; there are better ways of achieving the important objective of ensuring representation of minority groups than winner-take-all block voting”.

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a member of CALD.  SDP is one of the seven full member parties that supported the resolution.

Please click here for a complete text of the resolution.

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