Soul searching Singapore’s 2011 general election
The effects of Singapore's May 7th election are still being felt in this global city state. When the results came in, the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) had marked its worst performance since independence, losing 39.9% of the popular vote and a record six seats out of 87 in one of the country's most competitive elections. Two weeks after the election, the cabinet was completely transformed, as eleven out of fourteen ministers had been replaced and the PAP's first two premiers, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, resigned. (Asia Pacific Bulletin)
The effects of Singapore's May 7th election are still being felt in this global city state. When the results came in, the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) had marked its worst performance since independence, losing 39.9% of the popular vote and a record six seats out of 87 in one of the country's most competitive elections. Two weeks after the election, the cabinet was completely transformed, as eleven out of fourteen ministers had been replaced and the PAP's first two premiers, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, resigned. (Asia Pacific Bulletin)
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