Building a democratic society: A role for many helping hands
CHERIAN GEORGE (Hong Kong Baptist University) takes stock after a General Election in which the People’s Action Party successfully checked the opposition’s momentum.
Category: GE2025
GE2025: Our Morning After webinar analyses the PAP’s victory
Both the Peoples Action Party and the Workers Party held their ground. The results give the Lawrence Wong Government little incentive to change.
Attacks are part of elections but hate and cynicism need not be
Ahead of Singapore’s General Election, the Elections Department has asked candidates to “steer away from negative campaigning”. Media scholar CHERIAN GEORGE explains this tricky concept.
GE2025 Webinar: Keeping score in an age of push-button politics
Watch the video of our webinar featuring political scientists Walid J. Abdullah and Chong Ja Ian, and former Nominated MP Anthea Ong.
General Elections 2025: A Reading List
Find out more about our political system and election trends. A list of open-access scholarly readings and other resources.