Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

Singapore’s ruling party has notched a resounding win in general elections, official results showed early on Sunday, giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the clear mandate he sought from voters. Wong’s long-ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) crossed the threshold of 49 seats to form a majority government in the wealthy city-state’s 97-seat unicameral legislature, with sample counts earlier showing the PAP winning all but 10 seats. “We are grateful once again for your