Thursday, April 27, 2006
Over half seats contested in Singapore Elections
For the first time in nearly 20 years, more than half the seats in Singapore Parliament are being contested.
In the May 6 elections, 47 of 84 seats are being challenged, meaning that the dominant People's Action Party does not an automatic return to power. Currently, only 2 of the 84 seats are held by anyone other than PAP. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he would have been happier if more seats were contested. He stated he was worried when so few had filed earlier in the week, but was relieved when they came through at the last hour.
PAP's official position is that contested seats make the winning candidates stronger, which would seem to be true. Forcing positions to be outlined and choices to be made should lead to stronger officials.
And perhaps they would be stronger yet if they had all the modern tools of campaigning available to them, such as blogging and podcasting.
In any case, a more lively election should lead to a stronger and better Singapore.
In the May 6 elections, 47 of 84 seats are being challenged, meaning that the dominant People's Action Party does not an automatic return to power. Currently, only 2 of the 84 seats are held by anyone other than PAP. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he would have been happier if more seats were contested. He stated he was worried when so few had filed earlier in the week, but was relieved when they came through at the last hour.
PAP's official position is that contested seats make the winning candidates stronger, which would seem to be true. Forcing positions to be outlined and choices to be made should lead to stronger officials.
And perhaps they would be stronger yet if they had all the modern tools of campaigning available to them, such as blogging and podcasting.
In any case, a more lively election should lead to a stronger and better Singapore.
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# posted @ 9:27 PM 
