Singapore, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Singapore's guitar-wielding Wong aims to strike a chord in first poll as PM

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Lawrence Wong is only the second non-member of Singapore's influential Lee family in nearly six decades to lead the affluent city-state, rising to the top job a year ago. On Saturday he faces his first electoral test in a vote seen as a barometer for the popularity of Wong, who oversaw Singapore's response to Covid, and his People's Action Party's (PAP) in the nation of six million. The polls come amid public frustration over rising living costs,......

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