Singapore's Prime Minister and secretary-general of the ruling People's Action Party Lee Hsien Loong (C) and his wife Ho Ching (R) leave the party's office after delivering the speech live on facebook to citizens in the early hours of Saturday July 11. - AFP
SINGAPORE: Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) extended its unbroken rule in Friday's election, but its vote share slipped near a record low as opposition parties made historic inroads in a ballot held under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Having held power since independence in 1965, the PAP had been widely expected to win and carry Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to what is likely his last victory before retirement as national leader.
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