Singapore’s ruling party faced its toughest challenge since independence in 1965 as voters in the Southeast Asian city-state went to the polls Saturday for parliamentary elections.
Leaders from the ruling People’s Action Party spent the last days of the nine-day official campaign apologizing for policy mistakes and perceived arrogance amid growing voter discontent over soaring housing costs and a surge of foreign workers.
“There are immediate problems on everyone’s minds, like the cost of living and housing,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised speech late Friday. “The PAP is dealing with them.”
Voting was due to end at 8 p.m. (1200 GMT), and initial results were expected to be announced a few hours later. More...
Leaders from the ruling People’s Action Party spent the last days of the nine-day official campaign apologizing for policy mistakes and perceived arrogance amid growing voter discontent over soaring housing costs and a surge of foreign workers.
“There are immediate problems on everyone’s minds, like the cost of living and housing,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised speech late Friday. “The PAP is dealing with them.”
Voting was due to end at 8 p.m. (1200 GMT), and initial results were expected to be announced a few hours later. More...
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