The formal process of Singapore’s leadership succession, which began in 2011 when current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared his quest to find its fourth prime minister, took a significant step closer to its conclusion on April 15.

PM Lee announced he would hand the mantle of leadership to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on May 15.

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Dr Gillian Koh is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore.