As we argued last month , the principles of the exercise and distribution of power by the state and its agencies, in the event of an inve...

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How much of a swing in the electorate does Dr Chee Soon Juan and the SDP need to win the Bukit Batok by-election?

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Singaporeans voted on 11 September 2015 and returned the People's Action Party to power with a supermajority and a 9.9% swing in its ...

Singaporeans voted on 11 September 2015 and returned the People's Action Party to government with a supermajority and a 9.9% national...

We at Illusio, having duly considered the facts and circumstances laid before us in the past 5 years and during the rally season, do here...

I introduced last week a voting model based on the idea of a dominant party system. Here at the end of the rally season, I've decided t...

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