Astafieva Ekaterina

Singapore's Political Dilemmas: Leader of 4G

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2022, №2(55), 184-192

 
Annotation: The article discusses the steps taken by the ruling People's Action Party of Singapore to determine the new leader of the so-called 4G team, who in the future may lead the country as prime minister, replacing Lee Hsien Loong in this post. The importance of this problem lies in the fact that in 2018 the leader of 4G, Heng Swee Keet, was already elected, but in 2021 he refused this position. This was followed by a rotation of personnel in the Singapore Cabinet. The election of a new leader took almost a year, and in April 2022, Lawrence Wong was approved as Li Hsien Loong's successor.

Keywords: Singapore, ruling party, People's Action Party, Cabinet, Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, Heng Swee Keet, Lawrence Wong, 4G