the first election without influence of li quan yu, his father and the founder of sing for who died this year. he -- singapore, who died this year. he reversed gains. >> it's a good result for p a.p. and an excellent result tore singapore. >> reporter: as opposition rallied. hopes came in. still believing they are changing singapore into a multiparty system. >> they look around here. it's a better place to stay. that is what we want. >> i hope the government will put more effort to take care of us. this is what i want. >> reporter: there is the wider change that many believe is under way here. not noted for open political exchange. people have been gripped by election fever during the campaign, insisting that debate does not equal disunity, the opposition party says singapore is better for it. despite a growing number of new political parties, it's the familiar flag of the ruling one na is it, after the election, flying higher than the rest >>> police officers from across the united states will hold their biggest training exercise in california this weekend. they'll simulate emergency sc

the first election with the influence of ley quan yu, his father and the founder of singapore that died this year. he reversed gains made in the last election. >> it's a good result for the p a.p., an excellent result for singapore. at opposition rallies, especially the main workers party, there was hope. still believing they are changing singapore into a multiparty system. >> it's a better place to stay. this is what we want. the government will put more effort. this is what i want. >> there's a wider change that many believe is under way here. not open for political exchange, people have been gripped by election fever during the campaign, insisting that debate does not equal disunity, the opposition parties say singapore is the better for it. >> despite a number of new political parties, it's the familiar flag of the ruling one. that after the election is flying higher than the rest >>> more than a million people demonstrated in barcelona to show support for independence from spain. protesters clogged the city on friday, many arriving by bus and train. a separatist coalition of partie