Research On The Political Party Authority Ofthe People's Action Party In Singapore

Political party authority is a special influence to society,it is based on itself who owns power,ability and glamour,etc.And it is a very important part for political core power.If a political party loses its authority,it will lose the dominance and attractiveness on various resources,further cause the loss of people's passive obedience and active recognition,and will face the survival crisis.The state will also lose its leadership hub and become chaotic.Nowadays,under the requirements of the times about the ruling party modernization model,it is an inescapable issue to reshape the political party authority according to the changing and complex political ecology.In 1954,Lee Kuan Yew and his follow cooperated with the Communist Party of Malaysia on the founding of party,taking advantages of each other.During the following inner conflict and party game,PAP confirmed the legitimacy,effectiveness and progressiveness of its authority again and again in the general election which are following the principle of administrative rationality,also by its achievements which are full of “people” and “action”.In the general election of 1968,PAP gained all the seats in the Parliament and opened a new chapter of the building of its authority.After the establishment of the party's dominant position,the PAP created the “miracle of Singapore” within a very short time.The emergence of this miracle depended on the continuation of the PAP's ruling statue and the performance of the PAP's party functions,also the Continuation of the PAP's ruling statue and the performance of the PAP's party functions can not do without the maintain and strengthen of the PAP's authority.The PAP firmly controlled the state power,making the political organs to escort for the procedural legitimacy of the authority and enhance its own institutional authority;Simultaneously,PAP made improvements in the effectiveness of the ruling and the maintenance of the forward-looking policy,through the ability and glamour to win the people's recognition and obedience,so that its own authority can be more cohesive and attractive.In the 21 st century,the PAP's ruling ecosystem presented the complex and dynamic characteristics,and its authority faced the challenges from political,economic and social,etc.With the development of economic globalization and integration,the PAP-led Singapore economy is more dependent on the international environment,and it is difficult to maintain the trend of rapid growth and stable development.Coupled with the distribution of income is not satisfactory,the PAP's economic capacity to meet a bottleneck,and the basis of the effectiveness of the authority was cut;the international influence of democratization had reduced the Singaporeans' recognition of the PAP,but meanwhile the opposition party was due to the improvement of the living environment and growing,then,the PAP's monopolistic control of the power was widely criticized and its authority was facing a new legitimacy pressure;the change in the domestic social structure and the movement of people in the international community,making the PAP's glamour be no longer impeccable,cohesion and centripetal force diminished.