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Singapore party returned to power
 The party that has ruled Singapore for four decades, has won another overwhelming mandate, but failed to achieve the clean sweep of all parliamentary seats it had hoped for. The People's Action Party (PAP) on Saturday won 66.6% of the votes cast, down from 75.3% in the 2001 poll. But it held on to 82 seats in the 84-seat parliament, giving it an almost unchallenged free hand to continue its pro-business policies.Posted by: Fred 2006-05-07 |
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