Singapore elections

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  • A voter casts his ballot at at the Chung Cheng High School polling centre in Singapore on Friday. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party to power. AP Photo
    A voter casts his ballot at at the Chung Cheng High School polling centre in Singapore on Friday. Wearing masks and plastic gloves, Singaporeans began voting in a general election that is expected to return Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party to power. AP Photo
  • Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at a People's Action Party branch office, as ballots are counted during the general election, in Singapore on Friday. Reuters
    Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at a People's Action Party branch office, as ballots are counted during the general election, in Singapore on Friday. Reuters
  • Opposition Worker's Party secretary-general Pritam Singh surrounded by members of the media during a campaign walkabout ahead of the general elections in Singapore last week. EPA
    Opposition Worker's Party secretary-general Pritam Singh surrounded by members of the media during a campaign walkabout ahead of the general elections in Singapore last week. EPA
  • Pritam Singh, right, speaks to residents during his election campaign. EPA
    Pritam Singh, right, speaks to residents during his election campaign. EPA
  • Pritam Singh fist bumps a resident during his election campaign. EPA
    Pritam Singh fist bumps a resident during his election campaign. EPA
  • Pritam Singh, who took over the party's reins from Low Thia Khiang, right, will be named opposition leader on the floor of Singapore's Parliament. EPA
    Pritam Singh, who took over the party's reins from Low Thia Khiang, right, will be named opposition leader on the floor of Singapore's Parliament. EPA
  • A man with a child crosses a street in Singapore this week. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called a general election "like no other" last week as the city-state struggles to recover from the coronavirus outbreak. AFP
    A man with a child crosses a street in Singapore this week. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called a general election "like no other" last week as the city-state struggles to recover from the coronavirus outbreak. AFP
  • Raymond Lye and Ng Chee Meng of the People's Action Party (PAP) meet with residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Raymond Lye and Ng Chee Meng of the People's Action Party (PAP) meet with residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Ng Chee Meng of the PAP arrives for a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Ng Chee Meng of the PAP arrives for a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Heng Swee Keat of the PAP meets residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Heng Swee Keat of the PAP meets residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Ng Chee Meng, Heng Swee Keat and Raymond Lye of the PAP speak to residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Ng Chee Meng, Heng Swee Keat and Raymond Lye of the PAP speak to residents during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Lee Hsien Yang, brother of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, centre, arrives with Tan Cheng Bock, right, of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP) at the Tiong Bahru Market for an event ahead of elections in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
    Lee Hsien Yang, brother of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, centre, arrives with Tan Cheng Bock, right, of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP) at the Tiong Bahru Market for an event ahead of elections in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
  • Tan Cheng Bock and Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greet people during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Tan Cheng Bock and Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greet people during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greets a hawker during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greets a hawker during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Lee Hsien Yang, right, chats with Tan Cheng Bock, left, at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
    Lee Hsien Yang, right, chats with Tan Cheng Bock, left, at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
  • Lee Hsien Yang, left, shows his membership card after been given it by Tan Cheng Bock, right, of the PSP at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
    Lee Hsien Yang, left, shows his membership card after been given it by Tan Cheng Bock, right, of the PSP at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
  • Lee Hsien Yang, talks to the media after been presented a membership with opposition PSP at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
    Lee Hsien Yang, talks to the media after been presented a membership with opposition PSP at the Tiong Bahru Market in Singapore on Sunday. AFP
  • Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greets people during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP greets people during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • A PSP volunteer hands out leaflets at a food centre ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    A PSP volunteer hands out leaflets at a food centre ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
  • Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP attends a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters
    Lee Hsien Yang of the PSP attends a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore on Sunday. Reuters