World

Singapore's Lee re-elected MP uncontested

Published Updated

Lee, 87, and four other members of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) contesting a multiple-seat ward, were declared the only qualified candidates after a tiny opposition party failed to beat the 12 noon (0400 GMT) deadline for filing their nomination papers.

He was elected prime minister in 1959 after Singapore gained self-rule from Britain and has been returned to power ever since.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011