China News Service, July 11th. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, in the early hours of July 11th, the 13th Parliamentary Election in Singapore ended. The ruling People’s Action Party won 83 seats and achieved a total vote rate of 61.24%. The number of votes is ahead and he is in power again.
Data Map: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. China News Service reporter Zhang Chenyi
The election is fierce, and the ruling party succeeded for a while and slightly lost
Prime Minister Li Xianlong: Humbly accept the commission of the people
Singapore’s current Prime Minister and Secretary General of the People’s Action Party, Li Xianlong, said at a press conference at 4 a.m. that the DAP will humbly accept the clear mandate given by the people. He said: "Although the results are not as good as expected, the results show that the DAP has won wide support from voters. The voters understand the importance of the election and the people must unite to defend the national interests."
According to reports, in this election, in addition to failing to recapture a total of six seats in the Aljunied and Hougang Districts, the “All Men’s Team” in the Shenggang District, led by Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Huang Zhiming, also lost to Lin Zhiwei, associate professor of economics The young "star team" of the Workers' Party formed by the newcomers made the PAP once again lose a constituency.
The analysis said that Huang Zhiming’s team could not win in Shengang, which means that the ruling party also lost Dr. Lan Binming, senior minister of transportation and health, and Anning Amin, senior minister of internal affairs and health, and two served as political leaders. Job holder. Premier Li Xianlong described this as a major loss for the fourth-generation leadership.
However, the DAP successfully defended the two war zones where the elections on the east and west coasts were quite intense. After winning the election, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Wang Ruijie promised voters on the East Coast that he and the team would "know more about the matters and aspirations of voters and work with them to build a more vibrant, caring and green community."
A team led by Minister of Communications and Information Yi Huaren guarded the West Coast Squadron and repulsed the Progressive Party A team led by Secretary-General Dr. Chen Qingmu. This team has the highest vote rate of 48.31%, which is the highest among the opposition parties. Two members can become non-constituency members. Chen Qingmu, who had served for six terms under the banner of the DAP, reiterated at a press conference early this morning that he would not accept seats for non-constituency parliamentarians, and the Progressive Party Executive Committee will decide whether other team members will accept seats.
Data Map: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. China News Agency reporter Du Yangshe
The ruling party and the opposition party are in the stage of generational alternation
Li Xianlong: "Hand over Singapore intact" to the next generation team
The significance of the election campaign in the 13th National Election is also that the ruling party and several opposition parties are at the stage of generational alternation. Among them, Honorary State Minister Wu Zuodong no longer participates in the election, and Premier Li Xianlong also said that he will retreat behind the scenes in due course after this general election. He promised again on the morning of July 11 that he would hand over intact Singapore to the next leadership team.
The report pointed out that Wang Ruijie, who is the soul of the fourth generation of the leadership team, got 53.41% support for the transfer to the East Coast, and the vote rate was nearly eight percentage points lower than the PAP national vote rate. In the last general election, the vote rate of the East Coast Sampling District was 60.7%, which was 9.2 percentage points less than the national average of the DAP.
Liu Chengqiang, the former secretary-general of the Workers’ Party who "sees people as he sees the party," no longer ran for election in this general election, but as he himself said, "retreat endlessly", assisting political parties in elections in a timely manner during the campaign will help advance The pace of the Workers' Party expanding eastward. And Bi Danxing took the lead for the first time, and the Workers' Party captured another constituency, thus affirming his leadership ability and the direction of the party's progress. Chen Lifeng, who was unable to win the Fengshan District seats in the last general election, successfully defended the Hougang District Workers' Party bastion with a 61% vote this time.
Bivil Star, an associate professor in the Department of Politics at the National University of Singapore, believes that Bi Danxing has won respect for his gentle and humble style. "Achievements have consolidated the status of the Workers' Party in Singapore's national politics. It is not just where they won, but the constituencies they are running for. They all performed well."
Opposition Democrats "long-awaited miracle" did not appear
The last time the National Assembly seat was obtained nearly 30 years ago
On the other hand, the report analyzes that the "long-awaited miracle" of the Democratic Party of Singapore did not appear, and passed the parliament again. Dr. Temasaya, the party chairman, pointed out that the party will make persistent efforts to achieve better results in the next general election.
The leader of the Democratic Party was interviewed by the media at the party headquarters in Yangcuogang in the early morning of July 11. The party secretary general Xu Shunquan pointed out that the party’s general election launched a very good campaign and also focused on policies and various livelihood issues, but the number of votes was insufficient. To allow the party to get seats in the National Assembly.
Xu Shunquan thanked all party members, volunteers and supporters and said: "We will continue to work hard to see where we can improve and return with a stronger attitude." Temayaya once again criticized the People's Action Party for holding general elections in the epidemic. "Reckless and opportunistic" approach.
The Democratic Party competed for a total of 11 seats in Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang and Yuhua, as well as the two constituencies in the Netherlands-Bukit Timah and Masiling-Youchi.
The party has also adopted tactical adjustments, with Xu Shunquan and Temaya attacking Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang two single constituencies respectively, in order to gain at least the opportunity to enter the Congress as a non-constituency member. The two received 45.2% and 46.26% of the votes respectively.
Although the performance was good, the Democratic Party once again missed Congress because the Workers’ Party captured another constituency. The Democratic Party's last seat in the Singapore general election was almost 30 years ago.
As Singapore’s economy is restarted, the interaction between the community and the community is gradually restored. The public must not only continue to wear masks, but also can no longer use face masks as substitutes. The picture shows the reopening of the Singapore school. Students wear masks to attend the class.
Elections for a special year under the epidemic
"Lianhe Zaobao" pointed out that following the 2001 general election, Singapore once again held the election "in crisis". Prime Minister Li Xianlong pointed out in his opening remarks in Chinese that this election is related to the smooth delivery of the leadership of the ruling party. He said that he began to prepare for the succession of the fourth generation of leadership many years ago. "I did not expect to encounter a new crown epidemic this year, triggering a sudden public health and economic crisis."
It is inevitable that there will be episodes of elections under the epidemic situation. In addition to the long complaints caused by the voter Long Too, the Election Bureau last night unprecedentedly delayed the voting deadline at 8 pm for two hours. Prime Minister Li Xianlong promised to conduct a comprehensive review to ensure a more complete arrangement for the next election.
Regarding the People’s Action Party’s poor performance, Li Xianlong believes that the election results show that some Singaporeans are deeply hit by the new crown epidemic crisis and are uneasy about the future, some have reduced income, and some are worried about work and livelihoods are not guaranteed, "So they Will inevitably be bad."
He also pointed out that voters also clearly expressed their hope that Congress would be more diverse. He called on the new generation of Singaporeans to remain critical and open minded to the efforts of previous generations, and to judge which experiences are still practical and which lessons remain meaningful according to the needs of the new environment. The stone can attack jade, he believes that this can help young people take less wrongs.
At the press conference, Li Xianlong urged the Chinese to put down their objections, work together and work together for Singapore. He said: "We will humbly accept the important tasks entrusted to us by the people, and I will go all out to fulfill my commitments and lead our country through the crisis in safety and create a better future together."
He said: "I think this is a goal that generations must work together to avoid generational disjointness and even a lack of historical memory."
According to data from the Singapore Electoral Bureau, on July 10, a total of 2,535,565 voters participated in the Singapore general election vote, with a turnout rate of 95.63% and 45,772 invalid votes.