A Missed Chance? Singapore’s Election Results

Posted by esmerized on May 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

PAP candidate Tan Chuan Jin delivers a speech at a recently rally, a photo of PM Lee Hsien Loong behind him. Copyright Edwin Koo

It never promised to be a revolution. But Saturday’s election did wobble the 50-year-stronghold of Singapore’s People’s Action Party and acted as a watershed in this normally staid city-state. Singaporeans have been ruled by the one-party PAP — or People’s Action Party — since independence in 1965. Founded by Lee Kwan Yew and now presided … Read more

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    All rights reserved Kate Hodal 2011
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