FILE PHOTO: Heng Swee Keat of the People's Action Party meets residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For all the predictability of elections in Singapore, one result will be keenly watched when the city-state votes on Friday as finance minister Heng Swee Keat must win an unsafe seat to show people he has what it takes to be a future leader.
Promoted last year to deputy prime minister, 59-year-old Heng is in line to succeed Lee Hsien Loong, as the son of Singapore's modern founder Lee Kuan Yew has said he will step down in coming years.
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