Voters at Poi Ching School polling station in Tampines on Polling Day. The swing against the PAP is seen by experts as an indication of the need to better incorporate younger perspectives. - ST/ANN
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The first signs that young voters might have been crucial in the outcome of last Friday's general election came early on Saturday morning as the results were still sinking in.
Asked at the People's Action Party's (PAP) press conference if the ruling party had lost the youth vote, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said young people have "very significantly different life aspirations and priorities".
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