Bloomberg Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) tapped Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the de facto successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, kicking off the city-state’s third leadership transition in its 53-year history. Heng, 57, was named the PAP’s first assistant secretary-general — widely seen as second in command to Lee — at a meeting of the party’s ...

Bloomberg Two of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most popular opposition politicians joined forces to compete in next month’s presidential election. Felix Tshisekedi, the head of Congo’s biggest opposition party, will run for president backed by Vital Kamerhe, who came third in the last election in 2011, Kamerhe said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where the two leaders signed a ...

Bloomberg The Czech Republic’s billionaire prime minister survived a non-confidence vote and defeated a challenge sparked by fraud allegations. Andrej Babis, who rose to power by attacking the political establishment and campaigning against Muslim refugees, has been facing a crescendo of calls for his ouster over investigations into his conduct as a businessman. The pressure escalated this month after his ...