Singapore Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Republic of Singapore

Type: republic within Commonwealth

Capital: Singapore

Legal system: based on English common law; constitution based on preindependence State of Singapore constitution; legal education at University of Singapore; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

National holiday: 9 August

Branches: ceremonial President; executive power exercised by Prime Minister and Cabinet responsible to unicameral legislature (Parliament)

Government leaders: WEF Kim Wee, Presi dent (since September 1985); LEE Kuan Yew, Prime Minister (since June 1959)

Suffrage: universal and compulsory over age 20

Elections: normally held every five years; last held 1984

Political parties and leaders: government— People’s Action Party (PAP), Lee Kuan Yew; opposition— Barisan Sosialis (BS), Dr. Lee Siew Choh; Workers’ Party (WP), J. B. Jeyaretnam; United People’s Front (UPF), Harbans Singh; Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Chiam See Tong; Communist Party illegal

Voting strength: (1984 election) PAP won 77 of 79 seats in Parliament and received 63% of the vote; WP and SDP won one seat each

Communists: 200-500; Barisan Sosialis infiltrated by Communists

Member of: WB, ANRPC, ASEAN, Colombo Plan, Commonwealth, ESCAP, G-77,

GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IFC, IHO, 1LO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IPU, ISO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO

NOTE: The information regarding Singapore on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Singapore 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Singapore 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.