Long -term governance may also become unfavorable factor. Some voters may think that the DAP is too complacent and ignores the true concerns of the people.Among them, voters are desperate for more political competition and diversity.

On November 5th, Premier Li Xianlong, the Secretary -General of the People's Action Party and Prime Minister Li Xianlong, announced at the Party Conference: "I intend to pay for the deputy prime minister and financial minister Huang Xuncai before the next election.Arrangement ... Therefore, if everything goes well, I will make a fortune a few days ago in the 70th birthday of the DAP. "On the same occasion, Huang Xuncai emphasized that he was" ready to welcome the next task. "

Premier Li gave his deputy and his team fully supported him, and hoped that he could urge voters to maintain confidence in the DAP, especially the fourth -generation leadership team.At present, Premier Li is preparing to transfer the party's leadership to Huang Xuncai around November 2024. This is the 70th anniversary of the founding party's establishment and the time node of the election of the Central Executive Committee once every two years.Considering that the development and computing of politics are unpredictable and dynamic, the possibility of Huang Xuncai's early succession has always existed.

The importance of strong entrustment to the new leadership team

By determining the timetable of Huang Xuncai's pick -up stick, Premier Li gave the most powerful support for Huang Xuncai and the fourth -generation leadership team, and believed that they were ready for succession.It also provides a clearness, that is, if the DAP won the next election, Huang Xuncai will become the next, and it is also the first prime minister to be born after Singapore's independence.

In short, for the ruling party and the government, the update and succession issues of the leadership have been resolved.The purpose of doing this is obviously to display changes in the continuity of the leadership, and the transfer of power can be said to be a natural thing.The ruling party has always emphasized the importance of stable transfer and the fourth -generation leadership team to gain strong commission in the next election.

Huang Xuncai and his team have experienced the test of the crown disease epidemic, and have gained valuable experience in governance and leadership. Now they must be able to unite and win the support of the people in the election.Former Prime Minister Wu Zongdong pointed out in his franchise, and said: "The key is always, can you win in the general election ... ... Are you able to mobilize the people and let the people follow you?" Similarly, the founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yao also alsoHe once said with his unique firm tone: "No matter who govern Singapore, you must have a steel -like will, otherwise you will give up. This is not a card game, but a relationship between you and me."

Singaporeans will want to better understand what Huang Xuncai stands out, and how he will deal with crisis and other outstanding issues.During the "crisis of a generation" of the crown disease epidemic, Huang Xuncai, the co -chairman of the government's anti -epidemic intercourse working group, gave the Singaporeans a certain degree of understanding of him.Since serving as Deputy Prime Minister in June 2022, Huang Xuncai has attracted much attention -the most prominent is the Minister of Finance, visiting abroad, and through the "FORWARD SINGAPORE" campaign to formulate a new society for the countrycontract.

Fight for the Pinths

In the next election, Huang Xuncai and the People's Action Party must show their courage and courage in the fierce competition of Retail Politics.Can they persuade voters to evaluate their performance since the July 2020 election, and believe that they have the ability to lead Singapore when a more turbulent world and domestic restrictions are increasingly increased?

Although the DAP has won each election since 1959, in the past 65 years, it has been favorable and disadvantaged as the leading force of politics.It is said that it is beneficial, because the DAP has gained governing legitimacy from the good achievements of the past, understands the national conditions, and has the advantage of governing.

However, long -term governance may also become a unfavorable factor. Some voters may think that the DAP is too complacent and ignores the true concerns of the people.They may also think that the poor version of the political parties that bring Singapore from the Third World to the first world country in the time of the time of the generation, especially the recent controversy involved in the party's senior leader.

Among them, voters are desire for more political competition and diversity.Another obvious tendency is that it is easier to accept the rhetoric of the opposition, including using different standards to measure the opposition party, and treat it as a party that has been in political disadvantages for a long time.Essence

The possibility of voters support the opposition party cannot be underestimated, especially when their candidates have the attraction of credibility, ability, and dedication.In the July 2020 election held during the epidemic period, although the state faces survival and economic crisis, the Workers' Party has made significant progress and won the most seats in the opposition party in the independence election, which has also contributed to the establishment of the opposition leader's office.

Voters did not show their fleeing psychology as they had economic recession or serious security threats in the past elections.Whether the epidemic has led to major changes in the government and politics of Singaporeans, it remains to be observed.

The most important is the transfer of power generation

With the arrival of the last milestone of this generation of leadership, the most important thing is the steady transfer from the third -generation leadership to the fourth -generation leadership team, and how this will enhance Singapore's stability and confidence.This highlights the confidence of the ruling party and the government, and the responsibility and power transfer meeting of careful planning to receive the full support of all parties, and the steady generation of power will be conducive to Singaporeans and Singapore.

(The author is an associate professor of Yang Bangxiao Law School of Singapore Management)

Golden Shun Translation