Singapore re-instates faith in PM Lee, Opposition strength rises

The principal Opposition, the Workers' Party, put up a good fight in key group representation constituencies (GRCs), increasing its seat tally to 10 against the earlier six

Singapore voted on Friday to elect the country’s 14th Parliament, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and slowing economic growth.

In the election that had actually begun a day earlier — with voters abroad casting their ballots at the respective embassies in their country of residence — the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) romped home with 83 out of the 93 seats. The results were declared late into the night after polling hours were extended by two hours, in an unprecedented move.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who called for the election a little over a fortnight ago, had sought re-election