Progress Singapore Party (PSP) big boss, Tan Cheng Bock, spilled the beans on Saturday that he’s hanging up his electoral politics hat. Yep, you heard it right. The man himself will be stepping down, but fear not, he’s sticking around in the party. Tan spilled the tea to reporters before a casual stroll at West Coast Market Square with around 20 PSP peeps, including the squad that ran in West Coast-Jurong West GRC and Pioneer SMC.
“At the end of the day, we didn’t do that well. I don’t wanna point fingers now,” Dr. Tan spilled.
After the General Election, PSP won’t be chillin’ in Parliament no more. The election results meant that the party lost its hold over the Non-Constituency MP seats snatched by secretary-general Leong Mun Wai and first vice-chairperson Hazel Poa for the past five years. Tough luck, huh?
The party took Ls in all the constituencies it fought for. They also got fewer votes in the ones they were trying to reclaim, like in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, where they almost caught up to the ruling People’s Action Party in the 2020 General Election.
Tan Cheng Bock and the PSP crew went out and about on Saturday to show some love to the folks who supported them. The man himself, who hit 85 in April, said, “And also to show to those who didn’t vote for us, we are not running away. We’ll be back soon. We’ll be back in maybe five years time.”
“I hope a younger team will take over by then, and hopefully, people will see us differently,” Tan added. The party’s looking to train the young blood to get what politics is all about and what it means to rep the people.
Tan joined the 2025 General Election hoping to bring more fresh faces into Parliament, having been an MP before. “I gave it my all. Maybe they think we’re not ready. But hey, if the Workers’ Party took 60 years to grab just 10 seats, I told them, don’t let it get you down,” Tan shared.
Leong backed up Tan’s words, saying, “PSP ain’t going anywhere. We’ll bounce back, you’ll see.” They’re keeping things on the down-low for now, still figuring stuff out behind the scenes. When they’re ready, they promise to spill the tea on what’s next for PSP.
The crew had to dip out on answering more questions, though. They’ve got a jam-packed schedule for the rest of the day.
