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PAP unveils new leadership: Key challenge will be keeping party cohesive and united

No guarantee that divisions and disruptions will not arise in ongoing political transition

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Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat (left) and Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing at the PAP press conference at its Bedok headquarters on Nov 23, 2018.

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SINGAPORE - One theme clearly stood out from the People's Action Party's (PAP) announcement on Friday (Nov 23) of its new leadership slate: the numerous references to the need for the team to be cohesive and united.
"United" was a word repeated no fewer than a dozen times throughout the evening - and it would appear to have been intentional.
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