SINGAPORE: A new opposition party backed by the estranged brother of Singapore’s prime minister was launched Saturday in a fresh challenge to the government, as speculation mounts elections could be called soon.

The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) — aiming to contest an election due by 2021, but widely expected earlier — is led by Tan Cheng Bock, a medical doctor and former government stalwart, who once ran for president and nearly defeated the establishment candidate.

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