![Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/singapore-pap-corruption-politics-democracy-lee-hsien-loong-08172023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Though Singapore’s political environment is considered only “partly free,” the long-dominant ruling People’s Action Party has also enjoyed genuine popular legitimacy. Now, though, a series of corruption scandals have shattered the party’s reputation for unbending integrity, even as the PAP faces credible challengers at the ballot box.