“I will lead the PAP into the next general election,” Wong said during the convention. “As your secretary-general, I will renew and strengthen our party.”
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to take charge of the ruling People’s Action Party, consolidating his leadership ahead of a general election due next year.
Outgoing party secretary-general and former premier Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that he would recommend Wong take the reins once the next central executive committee convenes. Party cadres have already voted for a new CEC, which will later pick a new secretary-general.
