Bloomberg, 7 May 2011Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s People’s Action Party won a majority of parliament seats after most votes were counted, giving him the mandate to continue governing the country.
The party that has ruled Singapore since before independence has reached 75 out of 87 parliamentary seats, according to the Elections Department. The Workers’ Party won the single-seat Hougang constituency, the only victory by an opposition party so far in the general elections that closed yesterday. Full story
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