‘VICTORY IS MINE’  Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, of the People’s Action Party celebrates after winning the general election in Singapore on Saturday. Singaporeans voted on Friday in the most hotly contested election in the country’s history after massive turnouts at opposition rallies boosted chances that a two-party system will emerge from half a century of domination by the ruling party. AFP PHOTO
‘VICTORY IS MINE’
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, of the People’s Action Party celebrates after winning the general election in Singapore on Saturday. Singaporeans voted on Friday in the most hotly contested election in the country’s history after massive turnouts at opposition rallies boosted chances that a two-party system will emerge from half a century of domination by the ruling party. AFP PHOTO

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) extended 56 years in power on Saturday after a lopsided snap election that dashed hopes of a two-party system in the city-state.

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