Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waves as he arrives at a People's Action Party branch office, as ballots are being counted during the general election, in Singapore on Friday. - REUTERS/Edgar Su
SINGAPORE (Bernama): The People's Action Party (PAP) retained power in Singapore's intensely-contested general election Friday (July 10), winning 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats at stake.
The party garnered 61.24% 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).
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