The recent issues beg the question of how PAP will weather the storm and if it will continue to enjoy the power and supermajority it has held for over six decades, with speculation as to how the party will fare in the next General Election as well
SINGAPORE: A widely-circulated July 18 Reuters article described Singapore as “squeaky-clean” and noted that the ruling People’s Action Party “has long prided itself on its high ethical standards.”
White is the colour that the PAP has adopted as its own as part of its branding since 1959, the year founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew took office and pledged for leaders to be “whiter than white”. The question is whether the recent scandals will have a lasting impact on the PAP, which has held power and enjoyed a supermajority for over six decades, and affect the next General Election, although it need not be held until 2025.“Singapore’s political sagas prompt memes but won’t hurt stability: ‘dark clouds will pass’,” reads the title of a July 18 piece in the South China Morning Post.
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