jan 1, 1964 - ∵ Federal Elections 1964
Description:
PAP:
ensure polit survival-> Chinese partner of UMNO Alliance = supplant conservative MCA, sent 9 candidates, lost, only 1 seat (Devan Nair)
-> ↑ UMNO fears abt PAP ambitions, challenge to polit hegemony & by Chinese party to Malays
believed brand of politics workable, ignored evi otherwise
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