FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock (R) gestures as he speaks to a supporter while waiting for the results of a vote recount at a general assembly area in Singapore August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Edgar Su
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A former member of Singapore's ruling party and presidential candidate said on Friday he had applied to set up a new party, making a return to politics ahead of an election expected as soon as this year.
Tan Cheng Bock's re-entry into politics could boost Singapore's weak opposition, while the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) prepares for the retirement of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong within the next three years.
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