:::::::The elections themselves are squeaky-clean, by all accounts, but that isn't really the point. The alleged authoritarianism comes from the PAP leadership's treatment of opposition parties (suing them for libel, etc.) and from things like censorship of the media so there is not full freedom of speech (although the internet has made this much less true than it was). Anyway, we seem to be going round in circles in this thread. I don't now think the word authoritarian needs to be in the lead. I am happy to leave the lead as it stands, as follows: "The People's Action Party has won every election since self-government in 1959, and governs on the basis of a strong state and prioritising collective welfare over individual rights such as freedom of speech." If anyone disagrees could they please state here their proposed wording, so that we can be clear about what we are discussing?