Singapore's ruling PAP holds power, but loses votes in Covid-19 poll

Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party retained power comfortably in Friday’s election, but their vote slipped and opponents looked set to make historic inroads in a ballot held under the cloud of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In power since independence in 1965, the PAP had been widely expected to win and carry Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to what is likely his last victory before retirement as national leader.

The PAP had secured 74 seats, a two-thirds majority, and was leading in another 18 out of 93 seats in parliament, as counting continued on Saturday.

But preliminary results also showed an unprecedented swing to the