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毕丹星:行动党议席少过三分二 更需合理说服国人

by Yee Loon
20/01/2020
in 政治, 新闻, 时事, 舆论
Reading Time: 1 min read
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工人党秘书长毕丹星重申朝野政党权力制衡的重要,直言如果当今人民行动党在国会取得的议席少过三分二,那么推行政策上它必须合理地说服新加坡人。

他指出,总理过去曾声称关键不在于议席平衡,但实际上,人民行动党正是仰赖议席上的优势。如果行动党无法取得国会超过三分二的议席,将无法任性地修改宪法。

去年,新加坡总理李显龙在接受美国有线电视网(CNN)采访。询及新加坡日后会否出现更平衡两党制,总理曾回应,关键考核“不在于国会里朝野以西数量是否有真正平衡,而是政治体系能否良好运作。”

“总统选举制修宪乃政治营造需求”

然而过去总统选举制修宪,他认为亦是行动党政治上营造的需求,而实际的威胁在于过去陈清木医生参与总统选举,或非行动党属意候选人当选的潜在威胁。

毕丹星是在2020年工人党党员论坛上,这么指出。

他也补充,当时也接触国内少数族群特别是马来社群,他们也不认为修宪保留总统候选人予马来社群,乃是当务之急。

毕丹星也分析,行动党政府如何善用财政资源来落实有效政策,且根据“政治日历”来调整落实政策的时间点。

例如六万公积金会员的退休入息增加,即便毕丹星的父亲也受惠,刚在几天前收到信。他称父亲的入息从原本的711元,增至856元。

毕丹星的母亲属“立国一代”,目前去综合诊所检查牙齿也不需还现金;至于符合额外托儿津贴资格的家庭月入顶限也在今年初调高,预计三万家庭受惠。

他透露,也有东海岸集选区居民,在去年12月告诉他,政府委托一家公司Rysense,挨家逐户做民意调查,且受访后可获得价值10元的职总超市购物券。

议员应进行务实监督

毕丹星认为,如果只是一味刻画“行动党忽视民瘼”的形象,就期望民众投票给反对党是“自欺欺人”(self-defeating)的。

他强调工人党应努力的方向是打造制衡的国会格局,受人民委托的反对党议员,应对当朝行动党进行实际和有意义的监督。

由于工人党非执政政府,未管理国家财库,故此可能一些民众会质问该党能有何作为。对此毕丹星直言,在全球任何国家,没有反对党的国会可随心所欲通过任何法案,或掌控关键的数据和统计。

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