SINGAPORE: The People’s Power Party (PPP) will not contest Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the upcoming General Election, allowing Red Dot United (RDU) to field a team there instead, the two parties announced on Saturday (Mar 22).

The announcement was jointly made by the secretary-generals of the PPP and RDU, Mr Goh Meng Seng and Mr Ravi Philemon, at a press conference at Yishun Town Centre. 

The PPP walked the ground at Chong Pang Market and Food Centre within Nee Soon last Sunday, while Mr Philemon said the RDU has been active in the constituency since August 2024. 

Mr Goh had also previously declared the PPP’s intention to run in Nee Soon GRC, but said in a Facebook livestream last Sunday that he would be “glad” to withdraw his PPP team from contesting in Nee Soon should the People’s Action Party (PAP) not field an “LGBTQ activist” as part of its slate.

LGBTQ is an umbrella term encompassing individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. 

On Saturday, Mr Goh said that he felt the party’s “objectives have been achieved in certain ways”.

“For the time being, I do not think the PAP will carry out their intention of fielding this LGBTQ candidate,” said Mr Goh.

When asked who he was referring to, Mr Goh would only say: “It’s up to anyone’s guess.”

He added: “I have had several conversations with Mr Ravi Philemon of RDU … and we have concluded that it is time for us to move on and let RDU have a clean fight in Nee Soon.” 

In January, 40-year-old intellectual property lawyer Deryne Sim was spotted alongside Nee Soon GRC Members of Parliament (MPs) from the PAP in walkabouts. 

Ms Sim was previously a committee member of the L...