And by now, the votes have spoken. The hotly contested Aljunied GRC has been won by a very worthy opposition - The Worker's Party, taking 72165 votes while the PAP had 59732 votes from a total of 72165 votes casted. The results were very interesting as the Worker's Party won by 12433 votes!
While the Worker's Party has won seats in the next Parliment, the ruling party has also lost two ministers and a senior minister after Aljunied GRC fell into the hands of Worker's Party.
I do not think Singaporeans are childish and decided to send opposition into the Parliment at the expense of the very good leaders. All I can say is, Singaporeans today have decided to send a message across by their votes. Singaporean will like to have more say about improving the quality of their daily life, the future of their life and the children's as well as the aging population.
Like many out there, I am sad for Mr George Yeo and his group's loss while am also excited to see what the Worker's Party can do, not only for the residents of Aljunied, but perhaps, if they can deliver the voices of the people in the Parliment.
The next five years will be a test for the ruling party as well as opposition.
I believe both the ruling party and opposition are there for the best of the country, a home, which we call - Singapore.
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