Singapore’s ruling party sweeps to victory as voters opt for stability

Financial Times

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Singapore's ruling party headed for a crushing victory at general elections on May 3, sample counts showed, with voters giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the clear mandate he was seeking.
CNBC
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Wong's ruling People's Action Party (PAP), which has steered the island to prosperity while using an iron hand to suppress dissent, is expected to easily retain a clear majority in parliament.
The Manila Times
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In all, 65.57 per cent of the 2,386,452 valid votes cast went to the PAP -- up from 61.24 per cent in the 2020 General Election -- in what was PM Wong's first electoral test leading the ruling party.
ABP Live
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The PAP, which has ruled since before Singapore’s 1965 independence, won 87 of the 97 parliamentary seats up for grabs, with victories by huge margins in many of the 33 constituencies as the opposition failed to extend gains in previous contests.
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