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Singaporean Democracy in Action

Singaporean Democracy in Action

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Mar 30, 2012
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A Singaporean judge will hear arguments Friday on whether the ruling party can indefinitely delay an election it will likely lose.

The government expects to lose a by-election in an opposition ward, so it has adopted the novel strategy of refusing to schedule the vote. The legality of the maneuver will be tested on March 30 in the island nation’s home-gr…

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