Politics in the tiny but hugely wealthy state have been dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) since independence in 1965.

BBC: Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew resigns

The party that he helped to create, the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore continuously since separation from Malaysia in 1965, has just endured its worst-ever pasting at the polls.

ECONOMIST: A founding father retires in his own way