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Singapore’s scandalous summer stokes unease over succession planning

Corruption probes tarnish ruling party’s clean reputation as it plots generational transfer of power

Singapore has long prided itself on its government’s stability and predictability. But that reputation has been shaken by a series of recent scandals that have put the ruling party on the back foot.

A senior minister has been ensnared in a corruption probe alongside a billionaire property tycoon. The speaker of the house was caught swearing on a hot mic, an incident that undermined his impartiality — and was closely followed by the public disclosure of his extramarital affair with another ruling party lawmaker, leading both to resign.

Two other MPs were questioned in parliament after online criticism prompted a corruption investigation into their renting of state-owned mansions. Both were exonerated.

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