Geopolitics & Resilience
2026-04-26
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Singapore After Succession: The Wong Government, the SGD NEER Frame, and the Wealth Hub Stress Test
Lawrence Wong's first electoral mandate hands the 4G a working majority but a narrower legitimacy buffer. The Wong government must defend the wealth hub, ride a 9 percent GST, and price Taiwan tail risk into the SGD NEER band.
The May 2025 general election delivered the People's Action Party a fourth-generation mandate at 65.6 percent of the popular vote and 87 of 97 seats, with the Workers' Party retaining Aljunied, Sengkang, and capturing Punggol. The result is solid by any global comparison and weaker than every PAP showing before 2011. Lawrence Wong inherit...