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Is the People’s Action Party Here to Stay?: Analysing the Resilience of the One-Party Dominant State in Singapore

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AuthorSingh Bilveer
ISBN9789811201455
Published LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
PublisherWorld Scientific
BindingPaperback
Original Price$38
Pages332
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This book examines the staying power of the People’s Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore since June 1959. A political titan with few chinks in its armour, the party has kept winning elections under three prime ministers and Singapore is about to witness a transition to the fourth prime minister. The party’s seemingly unstoppable sterling performance makes the issue of the durability of the PAP highly critical. In light of the serious weakness of the Opposition and the strong performance legitimacy of the ruling party, it is worthwhile asking the question, can the PAP stumble and fall? Addressing this question is highly relevant given that similar political parties and structures have almost all collapsed elsewhere ? the Barisan Nasional as the latest casualty with its defeat in Malaysia’s 2018 General Elections. With an extensive coverage on domestic and international issues, up-to-date developments on the finalisation of the PAP’s 4G leadership, the Workers’ Party town council saga, and the efforts to form an opposition coalition led by Tan Cheng Bock are also analysed in this book.

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