People's Power Party (Singapore)

People's Power Party (abbreviation: PPP) is a democratic socialist political party in Singapore.
PPP was formed by veteran politician Goh Meng Seng on 16 July 2015 just a few months prior to the election held that year. 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.
PPP contested the four-member Chua Chu Kang GRC, with a team consisting of Goh, Lee Tze Shih, Low Wai Choo and former NSP member Syafarin Sarif, against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) team of Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling, Zaqy Mohamad and Yee Chia Hsing. The PAP team defeated the party with a vote share of 76.83%-23.11%, which was 84,731 and 25,460 votes, respectively. PPP team's Low was notable for being convicted for an act of public nuisance for her role in a Hong Lim Park protest rally in 2014, while Lee joined the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) in 2019.
Goh, despite being a veteran politician, was surprised by the number of voters that turned out to vote for PPP, as he claimed that his party lacked media coverage; although they were among the worst performing candidates in the election. Shortly after the election, he returned to Hong Kong to reside with his family.
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, PPP, SF, RP and DPP applied to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).
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.
By 21 Nov 2024, 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 On 23 February 2025, it was announced that PPP had withdrawn from the coalition, citing strategic differences, though it was stated that PPP would remain open to future collaboration with PAR.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. PPP announced that they would be running in Tampines GRC, Nee Soon GRC, Ang Mo Kio GRC, Tampines Changkat SMC and Jalan Kayu SMC. The move appeared to conflict with the plans of other opposition parties, such as Red Dot United and PAR. On 22 Mar 2025, the PPP agreed to withdraw from contesting Nee Soon GRC to allow Red Dot United to do so instead.
The official objectives of PPP are:
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:
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:
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.
PPP has also called for the introduction of a minimum wage in Singapore.
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.
PPP announced its 5th Central Executive Committee members on 7 November 2024, which are as follows: