PAP has to retain its position for S’pore to keep doing well: SM Lee

[Chalkycliffs]

Meaning only incumbent can lead the place, others cannot? Think the hidden meaning behind kinda scary. Like can do no wrong siah.

Can lose a prisoner but can't lose an MP...

vs

I would rather the MP lose the seat than lose a building (and the people inside) in a terrorist bombing.

 

[buzzlightyear852]

His MPs eat with strangers
He do nothing
Talk so much for what

 

[krikering]

His MPs eat with strangers
He do nothing
Talk so much for what

Why he like the limelight so much? PM already LW liao, but he like receive more attention instead.
No wonder LW needs GKY by his side, probably to guard against LHL and his clique. Scarly not happy then overthrow him.

 

[toolbox03]

Keep gerry of course win

 

[toolbox03]

Why he like the limelight so much? PM already LW liao, but he like receive more attention instead.
No wonder LW needs GKY by his side, probably to guard against LHL and his clique. Scarly not happy then overthrow him.

GKY is his man, how to overthrow?

 

[Linguist]

• SM Lee said the opposition is here to stay in Singapore politics post-2025 General Election, but the PAP must win votes to govern effectively.
• He warned that too many opposition MPs could weaken the government's quality, affecting Singapore's progress, and urged a balance.
• SM Lee assured the PAP Government will serve all citizens regardless of constituency or vote.

SINGAPORE - With the opposition here to stay in Singapore politics, the ruling party will have to retain its position, and win the support of voters in order for the Republic to “keep on doing well”, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Otherwise, it will become harder to govern Singapore well and get support for policies required to make the country work and progress, said SM Lee.
Speaking at a National Day dinner in Serangoon on July 27, SM Lee said the People’s Action Party (PAP) government continues to deliver good results and enjoys the confidence of Singaporeans.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-position-for-spore-to-keep-doing-well-sm-lee

 

[bladez87]

Any and all problems we faced were under pap tenure. But we have to keep them in power to fix these problems. But these problems were caused by their policies previously right?

 

[tatsit]

So dictatorship is necessary for progress of sg la

 

[Kunkka]

Same logic why xi made himself lifetime leader

 

[priore]

"PAP has to retainits position for SG to do well..."

Yes yes, PAP and PAP alone is the only one who can do it.

As with all things, nothing is perfect. But PAP is the only exception to this rule: they are perfect, made for the job. The system they created works all the time. We have zero issues, zero problems.

We are doing well.

 

[babysimba]

Imagine your manager at work saying "I have to retain my manager position for this company to keep doing well."

 

[krikering]

GKY is his man, how to overthrow?

As in what I meant was that, perhaps LHL/clique may overthrow LW thus need GKY by his side to maintain his own clique.

 

[virtualape]

Any and all problems we faced were under pap tenure. But we have to keep them in power to fix these problems. But these problems were caused by their policies previously right?

Ah gong mistake was stopping at 2 and didn't tweak the policy earlier. lao goh was rising property prices though still manageable and the start of more FTs.

His successor, we know his achievements...so now we are faced with expensive public housing, weak job market, rising cost of living.

Sadly, the only positive thing I can really think of is they maintain the strong sgd over rm. Makes going to bluwave more attractive

 

[Joseph12]

• SM Lee said the opposition is here to stay in Singapore politics post-2025 General Election, but the PAP must win votes to govern effectively.
• He warned that too many opposition MPs could weaken the government's quality, affecting Singapore's progress, and urged a balance.
• SM Lee assured the PAP Government will serve all citizens regardless of constituency or vote.

SINGAPORE - With the opposition here to stay in Singapore politics, the ruling party will have to retain its position, and win the support of voters in order for the Republic to “keep on doing well”, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Otherwise, it will become harder to govern Singapore well and get support for policies required to make the country work and progress, said SM Lee.
Speaking at a National Day dinner in Serangoon on July 27, SM Lee said the People’s Action Party (PAP) government continues to deliver good results and enjoys the confidence of Singaporeans.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-position-for-spore-to-keep-doing-well-sm-lee

What delusional garbage this idiot talking about

What must have PAP then Singapore will.do well

 

[batman_888]

Did he check local news these days. So many vape cases for youngsters, infrastructure breakdown lrt and mrt. Then got sinkhole. That’s Govt job which they clearly not doing well

did he make sure opposition don't win more seat?

 

[JustForFun]

Full of unemployment and underemployed ? More or increasing poor citizen with Vouchers, Grants, Subsidies Gov claims ?

Low tfr ? Replacement of citizenry with foreigners ?

High divorce ?

Low marriage ?

Country with about half population are foreigners ?

Minister with bribery ? Sex scandals in PAP ?

More serious school and children crimes ?

Crazy COL and taxes ? GST rises most during his leadership ?

Suicide and more mental cases ?

Elite citizen child telling citizen to "get out of my elite, uncaring face" ?

Use many Parliamentary time on dead man house, 38 oxley road ?

Appearance of foreign flags hanging, national song used ?

Above is his "progress" for past 2 decades coming to 3 decades ?

Only stabilizing or ok is GDP but more poor citizen over 30 years leadership ? Good or Ok GDP only widen poor-rich citizenry gap ?

 

[messidona]

We don’t want gdp growth at all costs. We are ok with Penang standard of living.

 

[krikering]

What delusional garbage this idiot talking about

What must have PAP then Singapore will.do well

Only autocratic like China, etc. would tie the entire country to a political party fully.

One-party system like China, Russia, Cambodia, Cuba, Venezuela and Argentina, etc. maybe at the beginning when country still not stabilised their kind of strongman-style rule are required.

But must how when to let go. All the above countries in the early days all achieved some of success (e.g economic, security and public infrastructure, etc.)

In the long run, under the long-term party rule structure country starts to slowly decay liao. Multi-parties democracies are not perfect by any means, but is the best of the bunch.

The countries generally regarded as having the best quality of lives e.g Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc. all have multi-parties system (under proportional representation).

 

[AndreFLo]

Tbh, no one knows what is going on behind the scene. Perhaps is LHL's method of laying the foundations to eventually pave the way for his son to take over as PM in the future.

Just like what LKY did, even when GCT was the PM LKY was still the ones holding the power within PAP not him.

GCT had the chance to seize power from the Lees when he was PM according to below article. In the end he’s just contented to be seat warmer.

https://www.newmandala.org/splits-in-the-singapore-elite/

 

[krikering]

GCT had the chance to seize power from the Lees when he was PM according to below article. In the end he’s just contented to be seat warmer.

https://www.newmandala.org/splits-in-the-singapore-elite/

Can try but will be confirm successful?

Believe LKY have necessary safeguards in place. You see Russia with Medvedev and Putin, technically Medvedev can try but if fail consequences will be very jialat.

When Anwar was acting PM whilst Mahathir was away during a working holiday for 2 months in 1997, he never tried to become PM but nevertheless tried to go against Mahathir's policies.

In the end, everyone knew what happened to him. Mahathir cronies still inside government, so they all kick him out.