Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party has won its 14th consecutive general election victory, continuing a decades-long unbroken grip on power. The PAP won all but 10 seats in parliament, with the Worker’s Party securing the rest, a record for any opposition party.
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00:00Singapore's ruling People's Action Party won a landslide victory in the country's general election, its 14th consecutive victory.
00:07The PAP won all but 10 seats in the parliament. The others went to the Workers' Party.
00:14It's the most seats ever held by an opposition party.
00:17Singapore has effectively had one party rule for decades, with the PAP ruling the country since before independence in 1965.
00:25The party received more than 65 percent of the popular vote, which is often taken as a measure of their mandate.