The ruling People’s Action Party elected its 38th central executive committee (CEC) at a biennial conference on Sunday (Nov 24), with Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat joining the party’s top decision-making body for the first time after being co-opted. The latest CEC will lead the ruling PAP into the next general election, which must be held by November next year. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the make-up of the new CEC, and the main takeaways from the conference with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.