Charlene Fang: Why this Singapore General Election is important

Every election, no matter the level -- class presidency, captain of a dragon boat team, voting in a treasurer -- should matter automatically.

But for many Singaporeans, this has not been the case.

Every election since the country?s independence in 1965 has been its own twisted version of Groundhog Day: the government is already formed by nomination day (there were no elected opposition members of parliament for almost two decades), the People?s Action Party (PAP) maintains the majority, and opposition parties campaign tooth-and-nail to secure some form of a tiny presence in Singapore?s parliament.

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Source: http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/life/tell-me-about-it/charlene-fang-why-singapore-general-election-important-447421

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