Tan Cheng Bock, founder of the People's Power Party (PPP), announces his retirement from electoral politics, but vows to not depart from the party.
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In a shocking revelation on the weekend of May 10, Tan Cheng Bock, founding father and chairman of Singapore's Progress Singapore Party (PSP), announced his decision to step back from electoral politics. However, he assures that he won't be abandoning the party itself. Accompanied by about 20 PSP members and volunteers, including candidates from the West Coast-Jurong West GRC and Pioneer SMC, he made this announcement before a public outing at West Coast Market Square.
"At the end of the day, we didn't quite make the cut," Dr. Tan expressed, avoiding finger-pointing while addressing the media.
The PSP will no longer have a presence in parliament due to the results of the General Election. This means the party has lost its five-year hold over the Non-Constituency MP seats previously occupied by Secretary-General Leong Mun Wai and First Vice-Chairperson Hazel Poa.
Regrettably, the PSP failed to secure a win in any of the constituencies it contested this election. The party faired worse even in the constituencies where they previously fought, such as West Coast-Jurong West GRC, which saw the closest contest between PSP and the People's Action Party during the 2020 General Election.
During the last election cycle, the PSP managed to secure Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP) seats for Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa. However, in the 2025 General Election, the party struggled to retain these seats, marking the end of the PSP's presence in parliament (sources: [3][5]).
- Discussions regarding the 2025 General Election policy-and-legislation may not include the Progress Singapore Party, as they failed to secure parliamentary seats in the 2020 General Election.
- The politics surrounding the 2025 General Election news might be dominated by the absence of Tan Cheng Bock from electoral politics, even as the Progress Singapore Party navigates policy-and-legislation without him.
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