Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 11

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 11.

PAP returns to power with 83 seats, but loses Sengkang and Aljunied GRCs

The PAP won 61.24 per cent of the votes, a near 9-point swing from its 69.9 per cent share in the 2015 polls.

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GE2020: PM Lee urges S'poreans to put aside differences to tackle Covid-19

PM Lee said that as a whole, he was satisfied with the results of GE2020, but the mandate was not as strong as he had asked for.

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The 5 closest fights of GE2020

A look at the five most hotly contested constituencies of GE2020.

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As the opposition seizes another GRC, time for the great re-invention

Amid the ongoing pandemic, the question as Singaporeans headed to the polls was this: would they prioritise bread-and-butter issues in a flight to safety and leadership?

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GE2020: Full results for Singapore election

Full analysis of the GE2020 results and how the various parties fared.

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Pritam Singh leads Workers' Party to victory in Aljunied GRC with higher margin than in 2015

Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh led his party's A team to a comfortable victory in Aljunied GRC in his first electoral outing at the helm, retaining the five-member constituency with a higher margin than in 2015.

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PAP retains West Coast GRC with 51.69% of votes against Tan Cheng Bock's PSP

The PAP has came out on top with 51.69 per cent of the votes in a closely fought contest against the Progress Singapore Party, led by former PAP stalwart Tan Cheng Bock.

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GE2020: Two PSP candidates from West Coast GRC team to be offered NCMP seats

Dr Tan Cheng Bock had earlier said that he would decline an NCMP seat if he was offered one, although other party members could take it up if they wished.

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Heng Swee Keat's PAP team wins East Coast GRC against WP, with 53% of votes

The People's Action Party team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, has retained East Coast GRC with 53.41 per cent of the votes.

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PAP's Murali wins Bukit Batok SMC with 54.8% against SDP's Chee

Bukit Batok residents stuck with People's Action Party (PAP) incumbent Mr Murali Pillai, handing him 54.80 per cent of the votes and leaving Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan with an improved showing but yet another election loss.

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