People's Power Party (Singapore)

The People's Power Party (PPP) is a political party in Singapore.

History and political development

2015 : Formation and first election contest

The PPP was formed by veteran politician Goh Meng Seng on 16 July 2015 just a few months prior to the election held that year. He advocated a governance system based on Sun Yat-sen's principles of the Separation of Five Powers. Goh had previously served as a member of the Worker's Party (WP) and National Solidarity Party (NSP), in 2006 and 2011, respectively. In the aftermath of the 2011 election, Goh resigned from NSP's Secretary General position, and relinquished his party membership.

The PPP first contested in Singapore's general elections in the 2015 general election. It contested the four-member Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC), with a team consisting of Goh, Lee Tze Shih, Low Wai Choo and former NSP member Syafarin Sarif, against the People's Action Party (PAP) team of Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling, Zaqy Mohamad and Yee Chia Hsing. The PPP team lost the contest with 25,460 votes, a vote share of 23.11%. Goh was surprised by the number of voters that turned out to vote for the PPP, as they were among the worst performing candidates in the election despite his status as a veteran politician. He claimed that this was as his party lacked media coverage. Shortly after the election, he returned to Hong Kong to reside with his family.

2016 – 2023: Political alliance and 2020 General election

In 2018, PPP along with six other opposition parties: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), NSP, Reform Party (RP), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Singaporeans First (SF) and Peoples Voice (PV), and led by former PAP member of parliament and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock, discussed the possibility of forming a coalition for the next election.

In March 2020, the PPP, SF, RP and DPP applied to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).

The PPP participated in the 2020 election, fielding their only candidate Goh to contest the MacPherson SMC. On 27 June, Goh confirmed that this was to be his final election, reiterating his belief that he could contribute more to Parliament as an opposition member if elected, while praising the incumbent Tin Pei Ling for her dedication. Goh was defeated by a 71.74%-28.26% vote share.

2024 – present: 2025 General election

In May 2024, PPP suggested to temporarily suspend COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore "in response to an increasing number of reports indicating significant adverse effects" of such vaccines. Ministry of Health of Singapore rejected the calls, citing works referred by PPP had either been debunked or not written by authors cited by PPP.

By 21 November 2024, the PPP had formed the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) with three other parties: DPP, RP and PV. On 23 February 2025, it was announced that the PPP had withdrawn from the coalition, citing strategic differences, though it was stated that the PPP would remain open to future collaboration with PAR.

After the release of the new electoral boundaries, Goh reversed his commitment not to contest the election. On 3 March 2025, he announced on a Facebook post that the PPP would be contesting Nee Soon GRC due to believing that PAP might field a “well known LGBTQ activist” in the area. Goh stated that his party took a “firm stance” against the “LGBTQ agenda”, as they viewed it as a threat to the “sustainability” of Singapore’s population growth.

It was also announced that the party would be running in Tampines GRC, Ang Mo Kio GRC, Tampines Changkat SMC and Jalan Kayu SMC. This appeared to conflict with the plans of other opposition parties, such as Red Dot United (RDU) and PAR. Later on 16 March, Goh revealed he would be “glad” to withdraw from the competition in Nee Soon GRC, provided the PAP did not field the aforementioned activist. Subsequently, the PPP did so on 22 March under an agreement that would allow RDU to have a “clean fight” with the PAP team there. On 22 April, PPP announced they would withdraw from contesting Jalan Kayu and Tampines Changkat SMCs while continuing to contest both Tampines and Ang Mo Kio GRCs.

During the rallies for the election, Goh repeatedly accused WP and Pritam Singh, secretary general of WP, of betraying voters of Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC for not contesting the GRC without informing the other opposition parties. Other speakers at PPP's rallies also alluded WP of being in “alliance with the PAP” that electing WP would have elected PAP but in blue.

The 2025 general election saw the PPP losing in both Ang Mo Kio and Tampines GRCs. In Ang Mo Kio GRC, PPP received around 11 percent of the votes, similar to Singapore United Party, while PAP won a decisive victory of almost 80 percent of the votes. The party received less than 1% of the votes in Tampines GRC, similar to NSP, while the PAP and WP garnering 52% and 47% respectively. As a result, both teams forfeited their $67,500 deposit each (a total of $135,000) for polling less than 12.5% of valid votes in their respective contested constituency.

Manifesto

Policies

The PPP firmly believes that democracy provides the necessary balance of powers needed for the long-term stability of Singapore. This is achieved through the distinct separation of five powers, which are:

1. Executive


2. Legislative


3. Judiciary


4. Impeachment


5. Selection

The PPP finds that in order to achieve an effective and functioning democracy via separation of these five powers, the President of Singapore should be empowered to effectively oversee the faculties of ''Impeachment'' and ''Selection'' in the form of:

• Corruption Practice Investigation Bureau (CPIB)


• Ombudsman Commission


• Equal Opportunity Commission


• Elections Department (ELD)


• Public Service Commission (PSC)

In contrast, there are only three branches (Judiciary, Executive and Legislative) of the state as of 2025, and the President, as head of state, does not fall into any of the branches.

For the 2025 General Elections, the PPP had published a eight-point manifesto:

# Singaporean-First Policy
# Medical Freedom and Rights
# Lower Cost of Living
# Housing & CPF Reform
# Affordable Healthcare
# Population Policy
# Stronger Families
# Better Governance

Leadership

The PPP's leader is its Secretary-General, Goh Meng Seng. As a veteran opposition politician, Goh had contested Aljunied GRC under the WP in a team which included Sylvia Lim and James Gomez in the 2006 general election. He also contested Tampines GRC while leading the NSP in the 2011 general election.

List of secretaries-general

Current CEC members

The PPP announced its 5th Central Executive Committee members on 7 November 2024, which are as follows:

Election results

Parliament

Seats contested

References

{{Singaporean political parties

2015 establishments in Singapore
Democratic socialist parties in Asia
Political parties established in 2015
Political parties in Singapore
Populist parties
Socialist parties in Singapore
Socially conservative parties
Three Principles of the People