dominant-party system

The Republic of Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡共和国, Pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó, Malay: Republik Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு, Ciŋakappūr Kudiyarasu), is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, situated on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of the Indonesian Riau Islands. Its coordinates are 1°17.583′N 103°51.333′E, just 137 km north of the Equator. The name Singapore was derived from the Malay word singaIncluding:

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The following countries are single-party states as of 2005: Burma / Myanmar1 People's Republic of China (Communist Party of China leads the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba) Egypt (second parties exist but face various restrictions) Eritrea (People's Front for Democracy and Justice) North Korea (Korean Workers' Party leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland) Laos (Lao People's Revolutionary ...

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Two-party systems often develop spontaneously when the voting system used for elections discriminates against third or smaller parties, because the number of votes received for a party in a whole country is not directly related to the proportion of seats it receives in the country's assembly/assemblies. While there is sometimes a coincidental relationship between votes cast and seats received in these systems, voters are not assured that their one vote will directly count toward an additional seat. The most widely-used system to have this ef ...

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List of political parties in Angola - Major parties. List of political parties in Angola - Smaller parties. Angolan Democratic Forum (Fórum Democrático Angolano, FDA) Angolan National Democratic Party (Partido Nacional Democrático Angolano, PNDA) Democratic Alliance of Angola (Aliança Democrática de Angola, ADA) Democratic Progress Party/Angolan National Alliance Party (Partido Democrático para Progreso/Aliança Nacional A ...

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The first records of Singapore's existence are in Chinese texts from the 3rd century. The island was an outpost of the Sumatran Srivijaya empire and originally bore the Javanese name Temasek. Temasek rose to become a significant trading city, but subsequently declined. There are few remnants of old Temasek in Singapore other than archaeological evidence. Between 16th and early 19th century, Singapore was a part of the Sultanat ...

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Throughout the 20th century, the Liberal Party had dominated Canadian politics, holding office for all but 22 of the years between 1896 and 1984. In the 1984 election, however, Brian Mulroney led the Progressive Conservatives to the largest electoral landslide in Canadian history, winning a majority of the seats in every province. Especially important was the Conservative breakthrough in Quebec, traditionally a bastion of Liberal support. Mulroney was re-elected in 1988, with a considerably smaller mandate. That election was almost wh ...

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The first records of Singapore's existence are in Chinese texts from the 3rd century. The island was an outpost of the Sumatran Srivijaya empire and originally bore the Javanese name Temasek. Temasek rose to become a significant trading city, but subsequently declined. There are few remnants of old Temasek in Singapore other than archaeological evidence. In the 15th and 16th century, Singapore was a part of the Sultanate of Johore. During the Malay-Portugal wars in 1617, Singapore ...

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Main articles: Politics of Singapore and Laws of Singapore Singapore is a republic with a Westminster system of a unicameral parliamentary government, with the bulk of the executive powers resting in the hands of a cabinet of ministers led by a prime minister. The office of the president was, historically, a ceremonial one as head of state, but the Constitution was amended in 1991 to create the position of a popularly elected president and also to grant the president veto ...

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The 1993 election led to a major upheaval in Canadian politics. Since Confederation in 1867, Canada had been a two-party system, with the Liberals and Conservatives alternating as the government. Since the 1920s, there had generally also been one or more third parties in the House of Commons, but never large enough to win control of the government, leading to what is sometimes called a two-and-a-half-party system. The 1993 election fundamentally changed this arrangement. The Progressive Conservatives all but disappeared, leaving the Liberals ...

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The 1993 election was the greatest defeat for a major party in Canadian history [20] and one of the most one-sided results ever in a free, fair and democratic election. The popular vote for the Progressive Conservatives fell from 43% to 16%, while their seat count fell to only two, costing them official party status. The two seats the Conservatives won were in Saint John, New Brunswick, where popular mayor Elsie Wayne was elected, and in Sherbrooke, Quebe ...

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Singapore is a diamond-shaped island with surrounding smaller islands. There are two connections from Singapore to the Malaysian state of Johor — a man-made causeway (known as the Causeway) to the north, crossing the Tebrau Straits, and Tuas Second Link (called Linkedua Expressway in Malaysia), a bridge in the western part of Singapore that connects to Johor. Of Singapore's dozens of smaller islands, Jurong Island, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin and ...

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Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy in which the state plays a major role. It has one of the highest per capita gross domestic products in the world and is one of the "East Asian Tigers". Domestic demand is relatively low, and the economy depends heavily on exports produced from refining imported goods in a form of extended entrepot trade. This is especially true in electronics and manufacturing. Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that y ...

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Main articles: Demographics of Singapore and Religion in Singapore Singapore is the second most densely populated independent country in the world. Eighty-four percent of Singaporeans live in public housing provided by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Singapore's population, though small at 4.42 million as of July 2005, is relatively diverse compared to most other countries, although neighbour Malaysia also features a multiracial population. The Chinese, who ...

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Singapore is a major transport hub in Asia, as it lies strategically on major trade routes on both land, sea and air. Its history has been closely tied to the growth of its transport industry since its modern port was founded. The transport industry contributes over 10% of gross domestic product despite an increasingly diversified economy. The Port of Singapore, managed by port operators PSA International and Jurong Port, is the world's busiest in terms of shipping tonnage handled with 1.15 billion gross tons handled in the year 2005. ...

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Singapore as a travel destination has become noted among many international travellers, making tourism one of the largest industries in Singapore. In 2005, a total of 8.94 million tourists visited Singapore. Much of its attraction can be attributed to its cultural diversity that reflects its rich colonial history and Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Arab ethnicities. For many years touted as the business hub of Southeast Asia, Singapore has an expansive shopping precinct located in the Orchard Road district. Filled with many multi-story ...

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Fourteen registered political parties contested the election, a Canadian record. Jackson and Jackson argue that the proliferation of minor parties was an outgrowth of the single issue political movements that had come to prominence in Canada in the 1980s.[16] For instance, the environmentalist, anti-abortion, and anti-free trade movements all had closely associated parties. Each candidate required a $1000 deposit, an increase from $200 in the last electi ...

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The election was held under the Election Expenses Act of 1974. This forced parties to disclose most donations, but put few limits on who could donate and how much could be given. Individual donations up to $1,150 were given a tax credit, encouraging such pledges. The Conservatives had the largest budget, spending $10.4 million on their national campaign; the Liberals spent $9.9 million, while the NDP spent $7.4 million. The Bloc and Reform spent far less, both spending less than $2 million on their national campaigns. ...

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Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy in which the state plays a major role. It has one of the highest per capita gross domestic products in the world and is one of the "East Asian Tigers". Domestic demand is relatively low, and the economy depends heavily on exports produced from refining imported goods in a form of extended entrepot trade. This is especially true in electronics and manufacturing. Singapore was hit hard in 2001 by the global recession and the slump in the technology sector, which caused the GDP that y ...

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Singapore as a travel destination has become noted among many international travellers, making tourism one of the largest industries in Singapore. In 2005, a total of 9 million visitors visited Singapore. Much of its attraction can be attributed to its cultural diversity that reflects its rich colonial history and Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Arab ethnicities. For many years touted as the business hub of Southeast Asia, Singapore has an expansive shopping precinct located in the Orchard Road district. Filled with many multi-story sho ...

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As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of semi-indigenous Malay population with the majority of third generation Chinese, Indian and Arab immigrants with little intermarriage (although it exists and is most common between the Chinese and Indian races), there appears little in the way of specifically Singaporean culture. However, there exists a Eurasian community and a community of Peranakan or "Straits Chinese, ...

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