Workers' Party of Singapore
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The Workers' Party of Singapore is a major opposition political party known for advocating democratic reforms, social justice, and greater political pluralism in Singapore’s parliamentary system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workers' Party of Singapore canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
democratic reforms
ⓘ
greater political pluralism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| currentSecretaryGeneral | Pritam Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSymbol | hammer ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cost of living issues
ⓘ
housing policy ⓘ labour rights ⓘ social safety nets ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David Marshall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
others ⓘ |
| governs | town councils under its constituencies ⓘ |
| hasMembership | party members in Singapore ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
J. B. Jeyaretnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Low Thia Khiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Pritam Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWing |
Women’s Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Youth Wing ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaigning |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ Mandarin ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| notableConstituencyStronghold |
Aljunied GRC
GENERATED
ⓘ
Hougang GENERATED ⓘ Sengkang GRC GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposes | one-party dominance in politics ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentationIn | Parliament of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Singaporean general elections ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| regionServed | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major opposition party in Singapore ⓘ |
| seeks |
greater parliamentary representation for opposition
ⓘ
more transparent governance ⓘ stronger social protections ⓘ |
| shortName | Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
checks and balances on executive power
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ welfare-oriented social policies ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | political organization ⓘ |
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