Singapore's People's Action Party (PAP) has won a landslide victory in Saturday's general election, according to official results announced early Sunday.Results of the vote count show that the PAP has secured 87 of the 97 seats in parliament, earning a dominant majority of nearly 90%.Local media cited the Election Department as saying the PAP won 65.5% of the popular vote, up more than 4 points from the previous election.This was the first election for Lawrence Wong as prime minister since he took office in 2024.The PAP, Singapore's oldest and largest political party, has ruled the city-state ever since independence in 1965.Speaking at the PAP's post-election press conference, Wong said that Singaporeans have given the party that has ruled the prosperous city state a ‘clear and strong mandate to govern.’Reiterating that the bigger contest is not between political parties but between Singapore and the challenges it faces, Wong noted that the election took place at a critical time for the country, as the world faces an economic slowdown as well as fundamental shifts in the international order.
