Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide
Published: 04:05 PM,May 04,2025 | EDITED : 08:05 PM,May 04,2025
Supporters of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) cheer on the party, in Singapore. — AFP
SINGAPORE: Voters have handed Singapore's long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs. Wong's People's Action Party took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature with a total of 65.57 per cent of the more than 2.4 million votes cast in the wealthy island state in Saturday's polls.
'Singaporeans gave the PAP a strong mandate to govern,' Wong told a news conference hours after the official results were announced. 'The results will put Singapore in a better position to face this turbulent world,' he said, adding they were a 'clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government'.
Wong was facing his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition and had urged voters to offer him a strong show of support amid the global economic uncertainties brought on by US President Donald Trump's tough tariffs policy. The PAP was always expected to easily retain a clear majority in the legislature. — AFP
'Singaporeans gave the PAP a strong mandate to govern,' Wong told a news conference hours after the official results were announced. 'The results will put Singapore in a better position to face this turbulent world,' he said, adding they were a 'clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government'.
Wong was facing his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition and had urged voters to offer him a strong show of support amid the global economic uncertainties brought on by US President Donald Trump's tough tariffs policy. The PAP was always expected to easily retain a clear majority in the legislature. — AFP