PAP on alert after BN’s 60-year fall, says S’pore minister

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Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan says the PAP once took comfort in BN’s uninterrupted rule — until Malaysia’s 2018 political upset.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/11/28/pap-on-alert-after-bns-60-year-fall-says-spore-minister   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/11/28/pap-lebih-waspada-ekoran-tumbangnya-bn-selepas-60-tahun-memerintah   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews

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00:00The People's Action Party has been forced to reflect on its political durability after

00:05Barca Nacional's shock defeat in Malaysia's 2018 general election, Singapore's Foreign

00:10Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said.

00:12At a recent roundtable with Malaysian journalists, he said the PAP, which has governed Singapore

00:17since 1959, once took comfort in UMNO and BN's long dominance, but after the upheaval

00:23of 2018, the PAP now feels like it is the last man standing.

00:27BN had historically dominated Malaysian politics for nearly 61 years, but Paketan Harapan

00:33swept to power after the 2018 general elections with 121 parliamentary seats, while BN's

00:39share plunged sharply.

00:41Balakrishnan warned that each succeeding election will become more difficult for the PAP, even

00:46though it has never lost in an election since 1959.

00:50He outlined three existential dangers for long-ruling parties, corruption, incompetence, and losing

00:55touch with reality.

00:57Balakrishnan said the PAP must maintain its obsession with accountability by fighting

01:02corruption ruthlessly, insisting on high standards of competence, and staying close to voters.

01:08He added that Singaporeans look for honesty and integrity in their leaders, and without

01:12that trust, leaders lose credibility.

01:14Danai Shuntada Reza, FMT.

01:18We'll be back.

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