Advantages and Disadvantages of One-Party system in China as compared to political system in Singapore

Advantages and Disadvantages of One-Party system in China

Advantages

- Efficient actions can be taken if met with trouble

- Leaders have the same goal for the country in mind

Disadvantages

- Opinions and voices of citizens often go unheard as there are no opposing parties

- Undemocratic

- Permanent laws and decisions are not made 

- Political oppositions are against the law

- Restricted freedom of speech and actions by citizens

Multi-party system in Singapore

Singaporean politics have been dominated by the People's Action Party (PAP) since the 1959 general election when Lee Kuan Yew became Singapore's first prime minister. The PAP has been in government and won every General Election since then. Singapore left the Commonwealth in 1963 to join the Federation of Malaysia, but was expelled from the Federation in 1965 after Lee Kuan Yew disagreed with the federal government in Kuala Lumpur. Foreign political analysts and several opposition parties including the Workers' Party of Singapore and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) have argued that Singapore is a de facto one-party state.

However, having said that, many people feel that it is good that Singapore is in a one-party state as there may be major clashes in opinion if there were to be multiple parties ruling Singapore. This may affect the progress of Singapore as a country, and also affect the goals the leaders have in mind for us.

Zheng Boya (24)

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