(Reuters) - For most Singaporeans, it's inconceivable that the government doesn't have Lee Kuan Yew at the helm or very near it.
No one is predicting that Lee's exit will bring a shake-up of the tightly managed political system that helped turn Singapore from an economic backwater at independence in 1965 to a roaring success and moulded it into a world-class financial hub.
Rather, there was a sense that the blunt-speaking Lee, with his impatience of dissent, was out of touch with the mood and expectations of the people of Singapore, and it was time to move on. Full story
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