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陈清木痛心良好施政精神遭侵蚀 新加坡前进党致力改变政治版图

by Yee Loon
26/07/2019
in 政治, 新闻, 时事
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新加坡前进党创党人暨总秘书长陈清木今早召开记者会,公告媒体即将在下月3日举行的该党推介礼。席间他表示他已年届79岁不再年轻,服务选民26载、参与总统选举后原本打算推出政坛。

然而,他见今日之良好施政精神已渐乖离,对良好施政之根本,即透明、独立和问责逐渐被侵蚀,感到忧心且痛心,因为这三大根本,乃是建立政府与人民之间信任的基础。

“新加坡需要好的政治体制,即稳健的制衡(checks and balances)机制,这是新加坡人要看到的,希望我们依然能为我们的政府体制引以为傲。”

他说,作出开创新党的决定并不容易,但他走访基层和不同阶层国人见面,他们表达希望有可靠的替代政党之诉求,感到现今的体制并不均衡,因国会中压倒性的多数执政党,很容易趋向不考虑人民感受和长期后果,强推执政党的政策。

“所以有很多人和我谈、鼓励我,劝我不要保持沉默,应站出来召集肯为新加坡、人民服务的有志之士。”他忆述已故建国总理李光耀招他入行动党时,曾告知他:不想找YES MAN,而他也立志把家国人民摆在最前面,认为这是他的职责。

他表示新加坡前进党将致力改变政治版图,但没有大家的支持无法带来改变。他欣慰自号召党员以来,有许多勇敢儿女踊跃入党,而许多党中委都来自草根阶层,因为该党珍视来自广泛阶层的各界人士。

候选人将来自各阶层人士

“我可以告诉大家,我们的候选人选海纳百川,最重要的是大家的心在对的位置,我们需要不同背景、职务的人士-生意人、学者、社工、普通群众等等,只要有更多人站出来,恐惧的因素就会消失。”

他分享即便在过去也曾提出不受欢迎的异议,例如1999年当政府有意引进更多外来专才时,他提醒当时仍是不景时期,理应先保障国人的就业,结果杨荣文和李光耀都对他感到失望。

陈清木过去也曾力排众议,在官委议员课题上站在执政党同僚的对立面,因为他相信代议士必须获得人民的委托,不应该有委员会遴选,政党利益似乎摆在国家利益之上,但当时他孤掌难鸣。

他也表示,成立新加坡前进党,他也将无私分享投身国会26年的从政和服务经验,引导那些年前成员,传承第一代行动党领导人以家国为先、无私的精神。

另一方面,媒体询及总理弟弟李显扬是否也有加入新加坡前进党,对此陈清木解释,李显扬有加入该党的自由,不过必须遵循该党的条款,也要避免他人误以为是基于个人议程入党。

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