The People's Action Party re -governed again in the 13th Congress election, which was originally expected.The focus of attention before the election is whether election during severe epidemic will affect its total votes.
The party was frustrated in the election in 2011, and the votes were the lowest in the past years.In order to enhance the trust and support of voters, it formulated a series of policies to benefit the people and create a good political atmosphere. As a result, in the 2015 election, it won an overwhelming victory called by the media.
Then, it continued to implement more policies that allowed all walks of life and the benefit of the general public, especially the decisive and large -scale measures adopted by the popularity of coronary virus, showing its crisis management capabilities, consolidating the government leaders from all walks of life against government leadersconfidence.It can be seen that the DAP emphasizes the concept of governing the country with two pronounced policies and politics, forming a virtuous circle between the government and the people.This is the main reason why its previous elections have received most voters.
Congress elections have been held smoothly in the fierce competition but peaceful and orderly. I think this is an effective practice of Singapore's democratic politics.I have the following seven points of description:
I. All political parties participated in the election: 192 of the ruling parties and all 10 opposition parties and an independent person, campaign all 93 constituencies. This is the first time that there has been such a comprehensive competition.The opposition party knows that it will take time to replace the ruling party, but it does not give up the opportunity to enter the Congress, which shows that many citizens have a high sense of participation in national politics. It is not described by ordinary people. Under the long -term administration of a party, political cold has produced political coldfeel.
Second, tolerance elections: Qualified citizens can choose to participate in campaign according to their own political tendency to choose a good party.The races have representatives to enter Congress, which fully reflects that Singapore is a tolerant democratic society.Just look at some of the countries / regions that claims democracy and are still openly crowded out and persecuted because of their skin tone, heritage, religion, and political opinions. They know that Singapore is a veritable democratic government.
3. The ruling party and the opposition party's fair competition: Singapore does not happen in some places, such as the political party itself or using the online army to conduct personal attacks, personality murder, selflessness, and rumoring.It is also impossible to be spared. Those who are in charge must be uncomfortable. The whole politics is so angry that the entire politics is questioned. The fairness and credibility of the election are questioned.So how can it be said to be a fair democratic election?
In democratic countries, some people hope that Congress will have sufficient opposition representatives to reflect different voices and check the government in order to prevent it alone. This is a reasonable demand.All the Singapore Opposition Party, who runs for the election, all try to tell voters that there is enough importance to opposition members in Congress.The Workers' Party has also said many times that it will play a constructive role in Congress and will not oppose it.The ruling party told voters that the national difficulties are not good for the ruling party, and it is unrealistic to include all seats, but it wants voters to give it a strong commission to allow international investors to continue to have confidence in Singapore and come to Singapore to make manufacturingMore employment opportunities.
In addition to keeping the Ayuni collection constituencies and the Hougang single constituency this time, the Workers' Party once again won a breakthrough and seized the Hong Kong Harbor Constitution. A total of 10 candidates entered the parliament and became the second largest party in Congress.The first trial of the Singapore's advanced party, which was established before the election, received the support of quite many voters, laying a good foundation for future development.
Fourth, the legal bottom line of understanding offensive and defensive strategy: Generally speaking, there is no political means to play with political means in the campaign during the campaign.There is an opposition party to play sad cards, reminding voters to pay attention to the ruling party may include all seats and exclude the possibility of the opposition party completely outside Congress.However, there is a opposition to the party to create nothing. After the ruling party refutes and explains the truth, he also claims that it is the victory of the people. This attitude is not advisable; the political parties who often call the wolf will not be trusted by voters.
From the performance of the workers and the advanced party, we can see that voters support the opposition party that supports rationality and follow the constructive route.This mentality is not good for the more extreme opposition party.
Singapore has a zero tolerance remarks on the division of the manufacturing group.In the process of this election, a new candidate for the opposition party was investigated by the police by the premium of race because of the remarks published by social media.She also apologized publicly with the party leader in time.Those who participate in political activity should be considered to be a precepts, keeping the bottom line of political morality, and a relatively clean political ecological environment in Singapore.
V. Most voters still seek stability and predictability: In the place where Congress elections are held, the voting results are difficult to accurately predict, because the psychology of voters is not easy to be elusive, and some voters will always vote to the opposition party for various reasons.In Singapore's previous Congress elections, some voters do not support the ruling party. This is the normal phenomenon of democratic elections, which is not surprising.Therefore, the ruling party has never regarded the governance as a matter of granted, but to work hard to fight for every voting.
Most voters consider: Which candidate can solve the problems they face and improve their lives?Which party is more capable of fulfilling their promises and building a country better?Therefore, without seeing any opposition party's ability to replace it, the ruling party with decades of great achievements has no suspense.
6. Factors of the Minister are tested: From the falling election of the Foreign Minister Yang Rongwen in the Ayuni Collection in 2011, to the defeat of the Prime Minister's Office, Huang Zhiming, the Minister of the Prime Minister's Office in the Shengang Collection District, it seems that the minister may not be the Dinghai God needle of the ruling party in the settlement area.Essence
7. Objective and impartial reports of mainstream media: During the election, the mainstream media in Singapore have reported objectively, fairly, and graphic reports to various parties, allowing readers to make their own choices based on accurate information.In contrast, there are also many major media in the country / region. During the election, the party to support the gongs and drums it supports and escort. At the same time, do not forget to discredit political parties and media of different camps.Make a choice and become a political thug.They say that it is the sacred remarks / press freedom of democratic society!
The place where human dignity is violated.Parliament will oppose extreme remarks, otherwise our society will no longer be a free society in the past.No, you did not hear it correctly, it was indeed a very different point of view of the concept of freedom of speech and many other Western politicians.
Tom Plate, a professor at the United States University, the former editor -in -chief of the Los Angeles Times, and the senior column reviewer, has described the traditional Singapore Traditional Media to adopt a stance of disregarding the government and disagree with the confrontation.The third road (The Third Way), he believes that this is a model that is worth thinking about with the fourth power of the United States.
In June this year, the Edman International Public Relations Corporation issued an investigation report as of the end of June that the Singapore public's trust in traditional media has always been the highest.Traditional Singapore media practitioners can be proud of helping to promote the healthy development of Singapore's democratic politics.
The author is Nanyang Public ManagementGuest professor of graduate school
