LKY's Illness Underscores Singapore Transition - AWSJ

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While the governing People’s Action Party remained firmly in control, winning 81 of 87 parliamentary seats in the poll, it received its lowest share of the popular vote since Singapore became a nation. The results added to the uncertainty about what will happen in Singapore once Mr. Lee, architect of the city-state’s success, dies. Analysts say the withdrawal of Mr. Lee from formal positions of power before the public disclosure of his health problems has allowed the PAP to project itself as a party under serious transformation, though Mr. Lee, co-founder of the party, still plays an important role in its vision and ethos.

- http://leewatch.info/2011/11/09/illness-underscores-singapore-transition/