In Southeast Asia, democracy is on the backfoot. Why is this so? Because elections are manipulated through fraud, coercion, or institutional bias that distorts outcomes to favour certain political actors.  Put simply, the exercise of competitive multi-party elections is being carefully calibrated by an entrenched political elite to ensure they

While nuclear energy is not in the mix of election issues currently focused on the high cost of living, as Singapore goes to the polls, electing a multiparty parliament is important to oversight its consideration. But is nuclear energy even an issue in Singapore? While not in the forefront, for

For the coming 2025 general election, collective voter support needs to surpass 40% for opposition parties to have a tangible impact on the political landscape of Singapore.  Although the First Past The Post (FPTP ) system does not guarantee a correlation between voter percentage and seat allocation, an opposition vote