Publication Type
Editorial
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2012
Abstract
Now that the Hougang by-election is over, the Workers' Party (WP) and the People's Action Party (PAP) will conduct their post-mortems. SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan wrote that ?Among the key questions would be how they campaigned and how they can deal with the issues that the hustings threw up. For the WP, how can it keep Hougang in its fold and grow the famed "Hougang Spirit"? How can it be less reliant on its charismatic leader Low Thia Khiang? For the PAP, how can it make significant gains and be more competitive in Hougang?? He concludes that what the PAP and the Opposition do between now and the next GE will provide a firmer indication of the direction and substance of political change in Singapore.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Election Law | Social Influence and Political Communication
Research Areas
Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice
Publication
Today
First Page
10
Last Page
10
ISSN
7237-4163
Publisher
Singapore Mediacorp Press
Citation
EUGENE, Tan K. B..
Both sides will need to raise their game. (2012). Today. 10-10.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3770
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