We are a democratic nation, thats why PAP stays in power. The people do support PAP.
Democracy means more than mere voting.
If the government of the day from day one is made of a fascist political party then there can be no democracy.
If the government controls all forms of mainstream media that supports its every individual and policy then there is no democracy.
If the government controls all semblance of a labour union then there can be no democracy.
If the government instill wide ranging, multi-generational policies involving extensive mass immigration without uttering such policies during elections then there is no democracy.
If the government enslaves its citizens for hundreds of thousands of dollars for public housing when the cost to build these are a small fraction of their prices to their citizens then there is no democracy.
If the government rescinds it promise to pay their citizens their pension dues and invokes laws that allows the government to withhold these pensions indefinitely then there is no democracy.
If the government withholds state funds from opposition held wards then there is no democracy.
If the government allows wholy inept party members to become MPs and ministers and to hold on to political office in areas where they are not suitably qualified then there is no democracy.
If the government is made up of a fascist political party then there is no democracy.