Singapore Ruling Party Hunts for Future Leaders to Protect Power

Barely seven months after Lawrence Wong led the People’s Action Party to victory in his first election as prime minister, the government is onto its next strategic task: renewing its talent pipeline to preserve the long-term stability it’s become known for.

The process typically takes years, but with no clear frontrunners, the PAP is moving now to avoid any future leadership vacuum. Wong, 53, has said previously he wants the country’s next generation of leaders to take shape by the general election due by 2030.