(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist )Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has returned to power, winning 83 of the 93 seats contested in Friday’s General Election, even as the Opposition registered minor gains.
Lee, 68, was re-elected from his Group Representation Constituency (GRC) of Ang Mo Kio. The prime minister led his party’s GRC team of Gan Thiam Poh, Darryl David, Ng Ling Ling, and Nadia Ahmad Samdin.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat were also re-elected. His team included Maliki Osman, Jessica Tan, Cheryl Chan, and Tan Kiat How of the East Coast GRC.
The Opposition Workers’ Party – led by Indian-origin leader Pritam Singh – won 10 seats, including the GRC of Sengkang where it defeated the PAP’s team led by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ng Chee Meng. Meng is also the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress.
The PAP has ruled Singapore since independence with an absolute majority. Eleven political parties, including the PAP, campaigned for nine days amid the unprecedented challenge of Covid-19 that has pushed the city-state’s economy towards the worst-ever recession in nearly two decades.
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