Island nation's ruling party wins election landslide

Voters have handed Singapore's long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-oriented Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs.

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Mr Wong's People's Action Party (PAP) took all but 10 seats in the 97-seat unicameral legislature, securing 65.57% of the more than 2.4 million votes cast in the wealthy island state in yesterday's polls.

"Singaporeans gave the PAP a strong mandate to govern," Mr Wong told a news conference hours after the official results were announced.

"The results will put Singapore in a better position to face this turbulent world," he said, adding they were a "clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government".

It was Mr Wong's first major test against a rejuvenated opposition, and he had urged voters to offer him a strong show of support amid the global economic uncertainties brought on by US President Donald Trump's tough tariffs policy.