Saturday, July 11, 2020


GE2020: PAP loses most seats to opposition since independence, vote share falls to 61.24%

People's Action Party Secretary-General and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waves as he leaves a polling centre during the general election on 10 July 2020 in Singapore. (PHOTO: Getty Images)
ricky l

2 seconds ago
I feel why in 2020 GE, more votes have swing to the oppositions:-
1. Job lost - young graduates & mid career PMETs
2. Business loss
3. Covid-19 threat
4. Want alternative voice
5. Want check and balance

- are the reasons why PAP experience a swing from 69.9% to 61.24% in overall votes and lose a GRC in sengkang GRC with many young voters.

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[3:50 pm, 11/07/2020] ☸️ Danny 心: .
[4:00 pm, 11/07/2020] ☸️ Danny 心: Last time jobs very easy to come by. Write half a page or 1 page resume.
Interview also not nasty got the job already.

Now send 100 over resume also got no interview.

That's why people got frustrated especially young voters and mid career voters.

To turn around the slide in popular votes and win back opposition GRCs - government must revive the scenarios of the past.

Then voters will not want alternative voices or check and balance - as long as people can easily get good pay jobs and easy to do business.

Nor will voters pin the blame of too many foreigners taking away local jobs.

Singapore unlike previously is at growing stage of economic development, jobs come easily and job chase after people.

Now Singapore economic growth is at maturity where high pay jobs are lesser than people looking for jobs especially young graduates and mid career PMETs.

Thus can see people are more anxious and dissatisfied - and these are translated into oppositions votes to register the frustration.
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PAP must attempt to win over the young generation.

Especially in creating good jobs for the young and make them feel that they have a stake in the future.

The same scenario like our generation where economy and job flourish are the only way to make young support PAP.

Job insecurity, mid career job insecurity will make the young frustrated and throw the votes to oppositions.
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