Prospect of Lee vs. Lee election has Singapore buzzing

PM's estranged younger brother steals spotlight by revealing opposition membership

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Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, mingles with other Progress Singapore Party members on June 24. © Getty Images

DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- The chance of a Lee vs. Lee election clash has sparked a buzz in Singapore, after the prime minister's estranged younger brother emerged as a member of an opposition party on Wednesday.

Lee Hsien Yang was announced as a member of the Progress Singapore Party, after he had breakfast with fellow members at Tiong Bahru Market, a popular food court. He was wearing the party's signature red and white shirt.

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