The 2015 general election and Singapore's political forecast : white clouds, blue skies

• Main Authors: Weiss, Meredith L., Loke, Hoe-Yeong, Choa, Luenne Angela
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Singapore; Electoral Authoritarianism; DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88157; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46896
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The People’s Action Party’s unexpectedly strong win in Singapore’s September 2015 general election illuminates the dynamics of opposition under electoral authoritarianism. The conduct and outcome of the election raise questions not just of why the much-hyped opposition efforts fizzled, but also of t...