Unmasking Singapore's 2020 General Elections: COVID-19 and the Evolving Political Landscape : World Scientific Publishing : 9789811227639 : 9811227632 : 09 Jan 2021 : On 10 July 2020, Singapore held its 18th general elections in history and the 13th since independence in 1965. As in the past since 1959, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) retained its supermajority by capturing 83 out of the 93 seats, retaining 89.2 percent control of parliament. This has continued to perpetuate the idea that Singapore is still a one-party dominant city-state despite conducting a multi-party general elections. Albeit a changing social, political and economic landscape, Singapore is still very much identified as an illiberal democracy that has somehow thrived over the years.As the general elections was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were expectations by the PAP that the voters would overwhelmingly vote in the government as the country was facing a serious crisis of a generation. The 'flight