Singapore’s People’s Action Party, which has ruled the city-state for 66 straight years, has extended its rule for another five in a general election that saw the party increase its parliamentary hold, winning 82 seats after earlier taking five uncontested ones for 87 of the 97-seat legislature. It was a race that, as with several others over the planet, was heavily influenced by the tariffs that US President Donald Trump has used to threaten the global trading system, which is crucial to Singapore’s existence.
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