Presidential Election 2011
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Way2GO:
Don't agree with this. The other 3 have different things/styles, why should they compromise? If it is possible to compromise, there would not be so many Opp parties existing already. It is precisely bcoz they have different views/vision, on what is best for SG, that's why there is so many different parties.. OF coz, some maybe are for personal agenda.. that, is different story and not in the context of this discussion. We assume the candidates has the best interest of SG.
It also shows up d self-centric n self-interests of candidates willing to sacrifice
a common cause of denying a pro-PAP man in d Istana for their own agendas.
D PAP understood dis human foible better than most n exploited it in their
divide n conquer strategy to win d Presidency for TT.
If d other 3 Tans canβt even compromise to deny a common foe,
their talk of unifying d nation is just empty campaign talk n they deserve to lose.
A golden opportunity has again slipped through d hands of d ppl.
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The PE is different from GE, where, the Opp can cooperate and compromise such that A contest in X ward while B contest in Y ward. The PE has only 1 seat, there is no room for compromise. -
Strparent:
TCB's history of speaking his mind if he sees things r not right
precisely to be seen as a move to unify the people, to show that he is President who listens.
and TCB is no tiger ( the tiger got 25%
), but the den part..........full of white lions ?? 
was a point not missed by d gahmen n hence d recall of TT?
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phtthp:
Yes. Nathan won with 0 votes.is this the first time in SG history that president won, but < 50% ?
35% is far away ... -
limlim:
limlim,
Yes. Nathan won with 0 votes.phtthp:
is this the first time in SG history that president won, but < 50% ?
35% is far away ...
Twice ! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
but technically, there was ONE vote, the PAP's choice.
phtthp,
this is only the 2nd PE. The first one - Ong Teng Cheong won by about 54%, I think ? -
I am very disappointed with the result and worry what is going to happen to our reserve. I am looking forward to the first parliament in October, the first after GE.
This morning, while I was still in bed, dd ran in and shouted \"We are doom! Singapore is doom!\" (she slept before knowing the result last night). I told her \"my CPF is doom!\" :faint: -
limlim:
d ultimate aim of any oppo party must be to form an alternative gahmen,
Don't agree with this. The other 3 have different things/styles, why should they compromise? If it is possible to compromise, there would not be so many Opp parties existing already. It is precisely bcoz they have different views/vision, on what is best for SG, that's why there is so many different parties.. OF coz, some maybe are for personal agenda.. that, is different story and not in the context of this discussion. We assume the candidates has the best interest of SG.
The PE is different from GE, where, the Opp can cooperate and compromise such that A contest in X ward while B contest in Y ward. The PE has only 1 seat, there is no room for compromise.
there is no compromise on dis final objective.
But as u agree, d PE is not a GE.
Wat in ur view is d most important role of d President-elect at a time when d nation is divisive? -
Strparent:
limlim,
Yes. Nathan won with 0 votes.limlim:
[quote=\"phtthp\"]is this the first time in SG history that president won, but < 50% ?
35% is far away ...
Twice ! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
but technically, there was ONE vote, the PAP's choice.
phtthp,
this is only the 2nd PE. The first one - Ong Teng Cheong won by about 54%, I think ?[/quote]In the first presidential election of 1993, Ong Teng Cheong got 59% while Chua Kim Yeow got 41% of the votes. -
phtthp:
This is only the second PEis this the first time in SG history that president won, but < 50% ?
35% is far away ... -
Way2GO:
I too see a divide and conquer strategy so campaigning was not the most crucial for TT(hence all the low media profile), in a Chinese saying...ηθηΈδΊ,ι±ΌηΏεΎε©...this is precisely the case here. Well, this is politics.
D results r indicative dat there r cracks within d PAP ranks, bwt d PAP leadership n grassroots.
It also shows up d self-centric n self-interests of candidates willing to sacrifice
a common cause of denying a pro-PAP man in d Istana for their own agendas.
D PAP understood dis human foible better than most n exploited it in their
divide n conquer strategy to win d Presidency for TT. -
35% voted for TT means 65% voted against him? :roll:
I think we should refrain from making sweeping statements like that. It only goes to show own bias.
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