Fears of global instability pushes Singaporean voters to the arms of the ruling Labor Party

The ruling Labor Party in Singapore (PAP) won a ground collapse in elections dominated by concerns about the cost of living and economic stability in the country.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first elections Since he became the leader of the party last year, PAP got 65.6 % of the votes and the overwhelming majority from 97 seats in Parliament.

Singaporeon went to the polls on Saturday, concern about inflation, wage stagnation and work prospects.

The result will be widely seen as a journey to safety in the midst of fears of global turmoil.

“Singapore is especially weak since the size of its economy and its exposure to the international forces … We are also famous of the risks,” said Ian Chung, Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The main opposition, the WP Labor Party (WP), has failed to get more seats but continued to stick to its ten seats in Parliament.

PAP has continuously right -right Singapore since 1959, making it one of the longest political parties in the world.

She enjoyed strong support from Singaporean, especially from ancient generations that have seen the country flourishing under the rule of PAP.

But while the elections were free of fraud and violations, critics also say that the party maintains an unfair advantage through the expressions of limestone and the media that control it tightly.

In the last three opinion polls before the result of Saturday, PAP witnessed two of its lowest votes ever, while WP has achieved increasing success in Parliament.

But the result of Saturday witnessed the return of PAP to the model, as Wong voters gave a strong mandate.

Through its open globalized economy, Singapore has witnessed an increase in the past few years.

This government attributed this to external factors such as the wars of Ukraine and Gaza and the disturbance of the supply chain. However, critics say that the increase in the controversial commodity and services tax has exacerbated them.

With a trade war in the United States and China, the authorities, authorities and experts have warned of more shocks on the economy and possibly technical stagnation.

On this background, PAP carried a set of stability.

Wong has repeatedly promised that his team “directs Singapore during the storm”, while warning that if more opposition representatives are elected, the ministers who are able at a time when the good referee would be the most needed.

It was a message shivering with many voters. She told one of PAP supporters, which is the start of the startup that just wanted to be known as Amanda, BBC, that her work was affected by customers who stop some projects because of the economic climate.

She said: “The opposite wind is not great, as there is a lot of uncertainty … I want an experience (government administration).”

Although PAP has seen a series of scandals in recent years, Including one who involves the Minister of Ministers, This barely was a point of discussion during the election period. Analysts said it was beyond the minds of people who gave more urgent concerns about the economy.

Some see the result as a sign of confidence in Wong, which led the Covid Band in Singapore and became a familiar face as the audience regularly addressed the epidemic.

“He has shown that he was able to do so, as the Covid business group gave him credibility. The guideline was on this rudder … as it shows the stability of global financial uncertainty in the future.”

Wong is the first PAP prime minister to improve the party’s vote in his first elections. Previous PMS witnessed declines in opinion polls, as analysts used to call the “new PM” effect, or a reflection of the uncertainty in voters in a new leader.

The strong result of PAP was due to fragmented opposition, with 10 parties against them. With a few exceptions, most of them were bad.

Tio Kai Ki, a research colleague at the Policy Research Institute, said that although the recent elections that showed that there is a desire for political diversity, the last result “shows that people are happy with the number of opposition deputies” at the present time.

But she added that the Singaporean “seems to be more selective” now when it comes to throwing votes to the opposition, noting the WP performance.

WP has a campaign on a platform to reduce the cost of living and enhance the safety network.

Although she failed to win more seats, she also witnessed an increase in the shares of votes in the electoral districts that he kept and the battles with PAP in others, which enhances its position as the strongest opposition party in the country.

She turned into a strong performance despite the recent controversial cases involved in the former deputy of the Labor Party and WP Pritam Singh, who were both I am convicted of lying to Parliament. Many people at the WP support base believe that the issue, against Singh in particular, was of political motives.

In the treatment of supporters shortly after announcing the results of his electoral district, Singh admitted that “it will always be difficult elections.”

But he added: “The menu has been cleared clean, we start working again, and we go again.”