(Reuters) — Singapore’s ruling party romped to a strong election victory on Friday (September 11) and increased its share of the vote and seat tally as it brushed off an opposition challenge in the city state’s most hotly contested polls. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled since independence in 1965, was always expected to win but opposition parties, contesting in all seats for the first time, had hoped to gain enough votes to […]
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Singapore’s ruling party contends with new voting majority
(Reuters) — When Singapore goes to the polls on Friday (September 11), Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party will face an unprecedented wave of young voters. For the first time, citizens born after the country’s independence in 1965 will likely account for the majority of voters in the general election. As of 2014, almost 54 per cent of citizens above 20 were born in 1965 and later. In 2010, the figure […]
