Singaporeans voted on Saturday in a national election that tested Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s leadership for the first time. He took office in 2024, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong, ending the Lee family’s decades-long leadership. The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has led since 1965. Now, it is seeking to extend its 66-year hold on power. […]
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Germany’s Greens shoot into first place in poll, overtaking Merkel’s conservatives
The Greens have overtaken Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to become the most popular party in Germany, an opinion poll released on Saturday showed, while her Socialist SPD coalition partners fell to an all-time low. The poll, asking voters which party they would back in a national election, showed the Greens at 27% support, one point […]