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13-04-2014, 09:00 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Prompted by a question on what next if it comes to coalition politics. Well here is a view
The fact that the PM mentioned coalition politics in London caught many by surprise. It is the first time anyone associated with the PAP has ever raised the issue. Well what happens if a clear majority cannot be achieved by the PAP.
1. What is the certain is the largest bloc will be the PAP but not with a majority. But by then the PAP would have been be prepared and would have encouraged the formation of friendlies in opposition politics including sponsoring some.
2. These parties are likely to be driven by ideologies that are generally impractical to form and run a government but appeals to voters who are generally myopic, special interest driven or just plain skeptical of mainstream of politicians and their politics. Ralph Nader was the first incarnation to screw an elections and the most prominent are the Greens found around the world and have become coalition partners.
3. Breaksways from mainstream parties are another common phenomenon found where key identity that has social causes appeal have emerged in the UK and Australia. This is where PAP Party B comes in.
4. The aunty and uncle would vote for someone that has grassroots appeal but not formally associated with the PAP politics but are quite ok that the party forms a coalition with the PAP on the mistaken impression that their party would be able to control the PAP as part of the Govt. These minor coalition partners are typically given Ministries that are social o environmental in nature.
Personally it would take another 2 elections and by then the Lees would be out of Government and the dynamics would change.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?179378-The-Green-Effect-in-Coalition-Politics&goto=newpost).
Prompted by a question on what next if it comes to coalition politics. Well here is a view
The fact that the PM mentioned coalition politics in London caught many by surprise. It is the first time anyone associated with the PAP has ever raised the issue. Well what happens if a clear majority cannot be achieved by the PAP.
1. What is the certain is the largest bloc will be the PAP but not with a majority. But by then the PAP would have been be prepared and would have encouraged the formation of friendlies in opposition politics including sponsoring some.
2. These parties are likely to be driven by ideologies that are generally impractical to form and run a government but appeals to voters who are generally myopic, special interest driven or just plain skeptical of mainstream of politicians and their politics. Ralph Nader was the first incarnation to screw an elections and the most prominent are the Greens found around the world and have become coalition partners.
3. Breaksways from mainstream parties are another common phenomenon found where key identity that has social causes appeal have emerged in the UK and Australia. This is where PAP Party B comes in.
4. The aunty and uncle would vote for someone that has grassroots appeal but not formally associated with the PAP politics but are quite ok that the party forms a coalition with the PAP on the mistaken impression that their party would be able to control the PAP as part of the Govt. These minor coalition partners are typically given Ministries that are social o environmental in nature.
Personally it would take another 2 elections and by then the Lees would be out of Government and the dynamics would change.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?179378-The-Green-Effect-in-Coalition-Politics&goto=newpost).