There has been much speculation that the government will call for a snap poll soon following a recent Straits Times report that the Elections Department has started preparations for the next general election by appointing civil servants for training as election officials.
Political analysts have pointed out a worsening economy in the next few years which may see Singapore being mired in a recession as well as an increase in the number of first-time eligible voters then may have been factors put up for careful consideration by the upper echelons of the PAP leadership.
No matter when the next election is called, the PAP will surely win it hands down to form the next government of Singapore. The only reason why it should do so earlier is to get the distraction out of the way so as enable it to focused fully on managing an economy which is going through challenging times.
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70% of netizens may want to give the opposition a chance, but 70% of Singaporeans living in the HDB heartlands still believe the PAP is the best party to lead the nation during times of crisis. For every one of us voting against the PAP, seven of our neighbors will be rooting for them.
In the 2001 elections which was called 2 months after the ‘911′ terrorist attack on the United States, the PAP won 75.3% of the popular vote.
Accept it or not, after 4 uninterrupted decades of economic development and prosperity under the watchful eyes of an omnipresent nanny state, Singaporeans are so dependent on the PAP that they cannot foresee a future without them.
Read complete article here:
http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/14/why-the-pap-will-win-the-next-election-with-an-increased-majority/
Political analysts have pointed out a worsening economy in the next few years which may see Singapore being mired in a recession as well as an increase in the number of first-time eligible voters then may have been factors put up for careful consideration by the upper echelons of the PAP leadership.
No matter when the next election is called, the PAP will surely win it hands down to form the next government of Singapore. The only reason why it should do so earlier is to get the distraction out of the way so as enable it to focused fully on managing an economy which is going through challenging times.
XXX
70% of netizens may want to give the opposition a chance, but 70% of Singaporeans living in the HDB heartlands still believe the PAP is the best party to lead the nation during times of crisis. For every one of us voting against the PAP, seven of our neighbors will be rooting for them.
In the 2001 elections which was called 2 months after the ‘911′ terrorist attack on the United States, the PAP won 75.3% of the popular vote.
Accept it or not, after 4 uninterrupted decades of economic development and prosperity under the watchful eyes of an omnipresent nanny state, Singaporeans are so dependent on the PAP that they cannot foresee a future without them.
Read complete article here:
http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/14/why-the-pap-will-win-the-next-election-with-an-increased-majority/
