Prime Minister Lee to maintain the government by the ruling party victory in Singapore general election July 11 9:49

In the general election held in Singapore on the 10th, the ruling party, which had been in control of one party virtually since its founding, won nearly 90% of the seats and won, and Prime Minister Lee Shenlong will maintain the government. It was.

Singapore's general election was voted on the 10th, and as a result of the voting, the ruling party led by Prime Minister Lee, "People's Action Party", won 83 seats, out of 93 seats.

This will keep Prime Minister Lee in control.

However, the voting rate of the ruling party is the lowest in the past at 61.2%, which is about 8 points lower than the previous time of 69.9%, and the support for the ruling party has fallen to a certain extent.

In Singapore, the future of the economy is uncertain, with more than 45,000 people infected with the new coronavirus, and the economic growth rate of this year is expected to drop to a maximum of -7%.

For this reason, while it is expected that the dissatisfaction of the people will increase due to the increase in unemployment, Prime Minister Lee announced the dissolution of parliament last month, and set out an early general election, as well as 100,000 new people. We have promoted economic measures centered on job creation.

In response to the victory, Prime Minister Lee said, "We will overcome this crisis by working on measures for the new coronavirus and the economy."

On the other hand, this time, in order to prevent the spread of infection, it was obligatory to disinfect your hands and wear gloves at the polling place, but as it took time to respond, it became an unusual response that the voting time was extended by 2 hours. It was.