Former presidential candidate of Singapore Tan Cheng Bock (Photo: straitstimes.com)
Singapore (VNA) – Former presidential candidate of SingaporeTan Cheng Bock has applied to form a newpolitical party.
Dr. Tan said he and 11 others, including former People's Action Party (PAP)officials, filed an application to the Registry of Societies to form the newProgress Singapore Party two days ago.
"The decision to go on our own was not an easy one," said Tan in a recentFacebook post, according to Singapore’s The Strait Times.
He and his team had studied various options, and they are waiting approval fromthe Registry of Societies.
The 78-year-old Tan, who was a member of the Singaporean Parliament for nearly30 years, had contested the 2011 PresidentialElection which he lost to former president Tony Tan Keng Yam by 7,382 votes.
In 2017, he announced his intention to run again, but Tan was not eligible forthe election.-VNA
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Former presidential candidate of Singapore Tan Cheng Bock (Photo: straitstimes.com) 
