The ruling party in Singapore extends 66 years with another victory in the ground collapse elections

The Singapore people’s work party has long won another ground collapse in the general elections on Saturday, which extended its uninterrupted rule for 66 years in a big batch of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took power a year ago.

The Ministry of Elections announced that PAP has won 82 parliamentary seats after the vote count ended. The party had earlier won five without controversial seats, giving it 87 out of a total of 97 seats. The opposition Labor Party maintained its ten seats.

PAP vote increased to 65.6 per cent, up from a 61 % decrease in the registry in the 2020 polls. PAP supporters, who have ruled Singapore since 1959, gathered in stadiums with flags and chanting the celebration.

“We are grateful again for your strong mandate. We will honor the confidence you provided to us by working more seriously for you all,” Wong said in a speech earlier to his electoral district before the full results exploded.

Eugene Tan, a law professor at the University of Singapore, said that the opposition’s failure to achieve more ways after 2020 was a surprise. “The voters in Singapore played their cards near their chest. Today, they indicated that their confidence with a party was handed over over the years,” he said.

A coach economist in the United States, who is also the Finance Minister, Wong’s call for a resounding mandate to direct the trade -based Singapore through economic turmoil in the wake of the high tariff for US President Donald Trump. The government reduced its growth expectations and warned of a possible stagnation.

Khalaf Wong, 52, Lee Hsin Long becomes the fourth leader of the city in the city. He stepped down in May 2024 two decades after his head, but he remained in the cabinet as an older minister.

His retirement as Prime Minister ended a family family started by his father, Lee Kwan Yu, the first leader in Singapore, who built the previous reverse water in one of the richest countries in the world in 31 years in office.

PAP is seen as a beacon for stability and prosperity, but narrow government control and high cost of living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, also led to misery growth, especially among young voters. Expanding the scope of disparity in income, housing that is increasingly tolerated, overcrowding and restrictions on freedom of expression has reduced the grip of PAP on power.

The opposition says that giving it a stronger presence in Parliament will allow more balanced and accountable political system. But they face an arduous task, which are often hindered due to lack of resources, fragmented support and deficiency of unity. Critics said that gerrymandering gives PAP an advantage.

Pretam Singh, leader of the Labor Party, acknowledged that she was a difficult competition and pledged to continue the struggle for a more balanced parliament. He said: “The list has been cleared clean, we start working again, and go again.”

Political analyst in Southeast Asia Bridge Wales said that the Labor Party failed to expand its presence, as it strengthened its support with an increase in a share of voting in some areas. However, other smaller opposition parties have failed to break into a penetration.

Wales said voters chose stability amid concerns about global fluctuations due to the universal US tariff. She said that the most obvious Wong leadership in involving young voters and the efforts made to renew PAP by bringing about a third of the new faces also helped swing the votes.

“I call this the effect of Wong and Trump,” she said. “The issue of economic insecurity really enhances its mandate.”