People's Action Party (PAP)

Outgoing party secretary-general and former premier Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that he would recommend Wong take the reins once the next central executive committee convenes.

Lee's designated successor Lawrence Wong acknowledged key challenges facing the party and the country.

Quoteworthy: "Singapore is very fortunate to have two of the best people I know running for President." - Ray Dalio.

Singapore was rocked by news that a minister and a tycoon were arrested in one of the most serious graft cases in nearly 40 years.

The deputy post is a newly-created one.

The move has added an unfamiliar twist to the orderly succession that has marked Singapore’s politics thus far.

Singaporeans go to the polls next month ahead of the third change in prime minister in some six decades.

SINGAPORE (Nov 27): Modern city-state Singapore is a predictable place: it's hot and humid every day, unabashedly pro-business, immaculately clean – no chewing gum anywhere – and the government is usually run by a Lee.