Lawrence Wong Named Prime Minister of Singapore, Succeeding Lee Hsien Loong

Jakarta –

Lawrence Wong named Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore. It’s going down Lee Hsien Loong who retired after serving for 20 years.

Reported by AFP, Wong was inaugurated on the Singapore Palace authorities workplace this night at round 20.00 native time. Wong will change into the second particular person exterior the Lee household to guide Singapore.

“We’ll lead in our personal approach. We’ll proceed to suppose boldly and suppose lengthy,” mentioned Wong in his first speech, Wednesday (15/5/2024).

The previous deputy prime minister mentioned that “the very best chapter of our story in Singapore is forward of us”.

Members of Wong’s cupboard had been additionally named, together with his predecessor Lee, 72, who was named a senior ministerial adviser.

Wong additionally mentioned his trade-dependent nation “faces a world of battle and competitors”, with geopolitical tensions, protectionism and nationalism more likely to final for years.

“We should put together ourselves to face this actuality and adapt to a worse, extra harmful and extra violent world,” Wong mentioned.

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