People's Action Party

24 Mar 2013

Encouraged by recent electoral gains, opposition candidate Tan Jee Say believes the ruling party's long-held grip on government could come to an end in Singapore's next general election.

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Drum beat of discontent in Singapore draws near

18 Feb 2013

Singapore's biggest protest in decades shows that the ruling party for over half a century is facing a more vocal electorate and must change or watch its popularity slide further, analysts say.

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The lesson of the Singapore election

30 Jan 2013

Singapore's governing People's Action Party is soul-searching as to how it could have lost another election to the opposition Worker's Party of Singapore.

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By-election defeat for Singapore's ruling party

28 Jan 2013

Singapore's ruling party needs to reconnect with voters or face more severe setbacks in national polls, analysts said yesterday after a massive swing to the opposition in a by-election dominated...

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Singapore's ruling party loses key by-election

27 Jan 2013

The opposition Workers' Party defeated the People's Action Party (PAP), which has been in power for more than 50 years, following a campaign dominated by issues including the rising cost of living...

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