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Singapore Needs a Dynamic Multi-Party System – The Status Quo is Failing Us.

Singaporeans can no longer afford to place blind faith in the same government to steer us through the storms ahead — be they floods or fires, literal or metaphorical. The current leadership has grown out of touch, entrenched in a bureaucratic machinery that prioritizes preservation of power over people’s welfare.

The everyday Singaporean is feeling the pinch. An unsustainable surge in immigration has strained our infrastructure, deepened inequality, and stoked anxieties about job security and cultural identity. The
dream of home and car ownership is slipping out of reach for many, as property prices and COEs soar with no meaningful intervention. The cost of living continues to climb, but wages and support lag behind.

Meanwhile, the government's priorities appear increasingly skewed. Instead of bold reforms, we see complacency. Instead of empathy, detachment. Instead of people-centric governance, policies that seem to protect elite interests. This is not leadership — it's stagnation.

Singapore deserves better. A vibrant multi-party system can breathe life back into our democracy. Competition in Parliament can drive innovation in policy, amplify diverse voices, and keep those in power accountable. Our future cannot be entrusted to a political elite that appears more concerned with entrenching itself than serving the people.

It’s time to demand more from those who govern. The status quo is no longer acceptable.

How would you vote for a better future?

CWC-AI