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00:00IS SO, SEEMS TO BE. YOU KNOW, AS YOU RIGHTLY POINTED OUT, THEIR WERE PREDICTIONS FOR A VERY GOOD WIN OR THE OPPOSITION -- WIN FOR THE OPPOSITION. [INDISCERNIBLE] IT DID NOT HAPPEN. I THINK THE SURPRISE, THE SHOCK ON THE GROUND IS HIGHLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL MOOD OF THE COUNTRY. SCHOLARS, ANALYSTS, EVEN BOOKIES HAVE BEEN SAYING BE PREPARED FOR THIS. AND THE PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF ADMITTED THE RESULTS WERE, IN HIS WORDS, "EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS." HASLINDA: TOO MANY OPPOSITION MEMBERS WILL MAKE IT TO PARLIAMENT? >> IT DESERVES TO BE FURTHER CONSIDERED AS A MAJOR FACTOR. SO FAR, IT HAS ZEROED IN ON NON-FACTORS, GOODIES AND INCENTIVES. ALSO, THE NEW TACTICS AND STRATEGY AND THE SOFTNESS OF THE PAP APPROACH. THERE ARE SOME OTHER FACTORS WHICH NEED MORE REFLECTION, TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF SOMETHING WHICH IS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE FIRST THING IS WHAT YOU ARE ALLUDING TO. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SINGAPOREANS, I FEEL, AND THIS IS BEING ANALYZED NOW, WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE TWO THINGS HAPPEN CONCURRENTLY. THEY WANT THE PAP GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE IT HAS DONE A GOOD JOB, AND THEY WANT CHECKS AND BALANCES. HASLINDA: ISN'T IT TRUE THAT THIS WIN PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE PAP? WON'T IT BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN 70% OF THE NEXT ELECTION? >> THE BALL IS NOW IN THE COURT MORE OF THE PAP GOVERNMENT THAN THE LOSING SIDE, I.E., THE OPPOSITION. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU MAINTAIN THAT 70% IS HIGHLY UNREALISTIC. AND ALSO, YOU CAN REACH A CERTAIN LEVEL, THE PEAK OF YOUR ELECTORAL MANDATE. THE EITHER -- THE ONLY WAY IS TO MAINTAIN IT OR GO DOWN. THE PENDULUM COULD SWING AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT DEPENDS ON THE FEELINGS OF SINGAPOREANS. HASLI NDA: AND THE POLITICAL MATURITY OF SINGAPOREANS, IS THIS ONE STEP OR WERE, TWO STEPS -- STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK? >> INASMUCH AS YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING STATEMENTS OF WANTING A LOT MORE VOICES IN PARLIAMENT TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER -- [NO AUDIO] THEY WERE PREPARED TO CHANGE THEIR MIND. HASLINDA: IS THIS CONCERN AMONG SINGAPOREANS REAL? >> I THINK YES. IN A SENSE. THEY WANT THEIR VIEWS AND GRIEVANCES TO BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL ATTENTION, AND THEY WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN SO FAR. THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB, BUT THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER THAT A LOT MORE CAN BE DONE TO GET SINGAPOREANS INTO THE SAME BOAT. [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK NEW CITIZENS -- THERE MUST BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THE NEW CITIZENS PLAY A ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE DESTINY OF SINGAPORE. HASLINDA: THE NEW CITIZENS ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY 4% OF THE ELECTION. >> YOU TALK ABOUT NEW CITIZENS. 4% WOULD BE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. YOU HAVE ROUGHLY 20,000 PER YEAR OF NEW CITIZENS. AS TIME GOES BY [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT NEW CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OLD, NON-CITIZENS. THEY SEE THEY HYPE ABOUT ANTI-FOREIGN SENTIMENT. I THINK THEY DECIDED TO BAND TOGETHER TO INDICATE, "ENOUGH." OUR FUTURE IS AT STAKE. WE ARE NOW ALSO CITIZENS. AND THEY GO WITH AN ENTOURAGE TO SUPPORT THE PAP GOVERNMENT. HASLINDA: HUSSIN GIVING US HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE RESULTS WE SAW ON FRIDAY. THE COUNTRY AT A CROSSROADS.

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