People like myself who have suffered under PAP’s policies would like to see the time when they lose power. Given GE2015’s slate of candidates where no single alternative party is aiming to form the government, more opposition seats will allow them a platform to push for their alternative views while working hard for Singaporeans to safeguard their mandate in GE2020. Ultimately, Singaporeans benefit.
Looking at the new candidates from both sides, we are seeing some whose resumes are not particularly accomplished; People such as Daryl David and Joan Pereira have deputy-director level positions which are only equal to, or weaker than, the alternative parties’ who have managed to get full professors and associate professors. In short, the PAP has declined vis-à-vis the alternative parties.
These are new faces whose track record cannot be seen. Yet even for existing ones, does the electorate necessarily respect the new generation PAP ministers as much as they do for the first generation? For for LKY himself, there would be a day when “either because the PAP has declined in quality or the opposition has put up a team which is equal to the PAP and they say, let’s try the other side.”
New generation ministers such as Lawrence Wong has not stuck a particularly strong cord with voters. His track record of handling issues such as the rat infestation in Jurong and handling of the SEA games saga has proven him to be a far cry from the competent first-generation PAP. What about paper generals such as Chan Chun Sing who have not proven themselves in terms of policy making?
The fall of Aljunied GRC to the opposition has proven two things. First, LKY was right about PAP losing power. Second, the electorate is willing to reduce their standards for alternative parties relative to the PAP possibly as a result of their discontent. Moving forward, it would most certainly seem that GE2015 would be the true watershed elections.
By denying the PAP a two-thirds majority, we can see an improvement in our standards of living. Trust me on that.
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