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The People’s Action Party (PAP), with the Cambridge-educated lawyer Lee Kuan Yew serving as Secretary-General, was formed in 1954 behind the powerful idea of pursuing self-government. Even with internal struggles and maneuverings between what has been called the moderate faction (under politicians such as Lee Kuan Yew) and some have said the left-wing or communist faction of the PAP ... |
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(under politicians such as Lim Chin Siong), the party nonetheless rallied as one and emerged victorious in the 1959 national elections with 43 of 51 seats in the assembly. The PAP has gone on to win majority control of every election since 1959 and effectively dominate the political scene in Singapore. Because of this influence, Singapore is often labeled an autocratic city-state by its critics. |
