India, May 16 -- With the 2025 general election, the city-State's political trajectory reached a critical point under Lawrence Wong's premiership. Even as the People's Action Party (PAP) retained power, the election reflected changing voter expectations, opposition resilience, and the challenges of greater political liberalisation in a controlled democracy. A comparison of the 2025 election with the previous ones in 2015 and 2020 provides insight into both the continuity and subtle shifts within Singapore's political landscape.

Singapore's parliamentary system, combined with a strong executive and strict campaign regulations, has long been perceived as favouring the PAP. Since independence, the PAP has never lost an election and has cons...