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The Big Story: “No guarantee the PAP will win” - What’s at stake at the next GE?

2024/11/25
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Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

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The upcoming general election in 2025 will be a high-stakes one. That’s according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.  Speaking at the People’s Action Party conference at the Singapore Expo on Nov 24, he told party members: “Please don’t think it is guaranteed that the PAP will win and form a stable government.” He added that even a modest swing in popular votes against the PAP can lead to very different electoral outcomes.  What does he mean by this? What’s exactly at stake for the next general election? On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to** Dr. Elvin Ong, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore**, to find out more.

 

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