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许通美:通往两党制, 只有工人党候选人有机会胜选, 独立人士也不行。

 大选的正能量?现象?趋势?(4)

许通美:通往两党制,

只有工人党候选人有机会胜选,

独立人士也不行。


许通美接受访问,新加坡正逐步走向两党制。选民已经认清,工人党与其他在野党不同,只有工人党候选人才有机会胜出。虽然和陈清木、淡马亚是好朋友,许通美认为,他们只有在工人党旗下,才可能获胜。这样说虽然不中听,但是,他还是要这样分析。他强调,如果要胜选,只能加入工人党。


这次大选,独立人士的表现比一些小党来得亮丽,这是否意味独立人士在将来有机会胜出?许通美不这么认为,竞选时需要庞大的后援、支持,个人如果没有政党的团队,很难胜出。以美国两党为例,其他候选人根本无法胜出。


因此,许通美预测,除了工人党,其他在野党没有前途。对于在野党来说,这样的预测,是不是一大打击?没有前途,只有参与,凑凑热闹。只有政治参与,让人觉得议会民主,但是,却无法参与讨论国事、方向、未来。


谈到行动党大胜,他认为一方面是黄循财个人的声望,另一方面归功于特朗普的贸易政策。这次大选,也没有出现负面政治,个人形象攻击等。候选人互相问好,大家为新加坡的利益,未来而竞争。新加坡政治也反对外来干涉,理性处理宗教、语言问题。



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