In the last parliamentary election in 2011, six opposition parties won a total of 40% of the vote. Should the People’s Action Party (PAP), the party Lee founded, lose its legitimacy due to poor governance, Singapore’s voters could throw it out of office.
与中国不同，新加坡允许反对党在选举中自由竞争（尽管未必公平）。在2011年的上一次议会选举中，六大反对党赢得占总数40%的选票。如果李光耀所创立的人民行动党（People’s Action Party，PAP）因为治国不善而失去合法性，新加坡选民可以将它赶下台。