Saturday, May 06, 2006
The Sound and The Fury
Voters in Singapore overwhelmingly kept the People's Action Party (PAP) in power in elections on Saturday.
PAP retained 82 of 84 seats in Parliament, despite opposition in over half of the constituencies for the first time in nearly 20 years. The campaign period was a short 9 days, but the debate and antics of both sides were fast and intense.
Although the voters of Singapore decided for the status quo, PAP only secured 66.6% of the vote, down notably from the 75% of the last election. This prompted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to call for national unity now that the elections are over, and to promise to serve the people of Singapore better.
One hopes that they will at least get their lifts stopping on every floor in return for the strong support given to PAP.
No word was available on the promised circuses.
PAP retained 82 of 84 seats in Parliament, despite opposition in over half of the constituencies for the first time in nearly 20 years. The campaign period was a short 9 days, but the debate and antics of both sides were fast and intense.
Although the voters of Singapore decided for the status quo, PAP only secured 66.6% of the vote, down notably from the 75% of the last election. This prompted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to call for national unity now that the elections are over, and to promise to serve the people of Singapore better.
One hopes that they will at least get their lifts stopping on every floor in return for the strong support given to PAP.
No word was available on the promised circuses.
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