PAP wins Singapore election, taking 83 of the 93 seats
(WorldNews Politics)

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, July 11 -- The People's Action Party (PAP) retained power in Singapore's intensely-contested general election Friday, winning 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats at stake. The party garnered 61.24 per cent of the popular vote, prompting secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong, the caretaker prime minister, to describe the victory as “mandat yang jelas” (a clear mandate). This is the second consecutive general election in which the PAP had fielded candidates in all 31 electoral divisions. In the 2015...