Singapore Ruling Party Selects Record Number of Women for Poll

Singapore’s ruling party recruited a younger, more female slate of candidates ahead of the May 3 election in a bid to connect with a changing electorate, but across the political spectrum, efforts to showcase diversity only go so far.

Of the 32 new candidates running next week for the ruling People’s Action Party, 13 are women — the highest proportion of new female candidates since independence in 1965. Including existing lawmakers, the PAP is fielding 32 women, also a record.