PoliticsWhy Lee Kuan Yew wanted opposition MPs in Parliament

During Singapore’s defining political decade from 1981 to 1991, former Senior Minister S. Jayakumar, who helped shape three major constitutional reforms, spoke with three young CNA journalists at Old Parliament House. Drawing on his new book, he explains why Lee Kuan Yew wanted opposition voices in Parliament even if the PAP won every seat, and how the Cabinet considered ways to guarantee opposition representation.