Singapore's bittersweet election result calls for more say

Time for ruling PAP to debate with opposition on the road ahead

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Prime Minister and People's Action Party leader Lee Hsien Loong, right, leaves a polling center after casting his vote in Singapore's general election on July 10. © Getty Images

NIKKEI EDITORIAL

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, kept its grip on power in Friday's general election, winning 83 of the 93 seats at stake.

But its share of the vote dropped to just over 60%, down notably from the roughly 70% seen in the 2015 election.

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