Singapore's rulers fret over generational shift in big election win


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: Opposition Workers' Party supporters celebrate the results of the general election in Singapore on July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A resounding election win for Singapore's perennial rulers has been tainted by concerns about a generational voter shift that could in time weaken the People's Action Party's (PAP) unyielding grip on power.

The PAP won all but ten of 93 seats in parliament and 61% of the popular vote - a landslide by international standards - but its share of the vote dropped nine points from the last election in 2015.

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