Lee Kuan Yew vs Mahathir Mohamad

Who's winning: Lee Kuan Yew or Mahathir Mohamad?

So far, Lee Kuan Yew has 58% and Mahathir Mohamad has 42% of 5,560 votes cast — Lee Kuan Yew is currently ahead.

Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore from independence to a modern global hub across three decades as prime minister. Mahathir led Malaysia through rapid development and returned to office decades later as the world's oldest serving leader.

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