Singapore’s ruling party was on track to secure a convincing victory in Saturday’s election as voters worried about rising costs and a worsening global economic climate rallied behind incumbent Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first electoral test since taking office a year ago.

Official results from the nation’s elections department showed the People’s Action Party winning 87 of the 97 seats up for grabs. The opposition Workers’ Party claimed 10 seats, the same number they had in the previous parliament, which had fewer total seats.

Wong thanked supporters in his district early on Sunday for the “strong mandate” they gave him and the party, and later pledged to redouble efforts to tackle cost of living pressures.

“The results will put Singapore in a better position to face this turbulent world,” he said during a press conference after 3 a.m. local time. “It’s a clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government.”

Perhaps most importantly for Wong, the PAP saw its share of the total vote rise from a near record low in 2020. The party secured almost 66% of the popular vote this year compared to about 61% in the previous election. Those results will be greeted with a huge sigh of relief by the ruling party, which rolled out a series of measures including billions in subsidies to bolster its mandate since the last election.

The results may underscore how voters in countries disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars are increasingly rallying behind incumbent governments. Singapore’s election came on the same night that Australia’s ruling Labor Party won an overwhelming mandate to form the next government, and less than a week after Canada’s Liberal Party did the same despite being behind in the polls a few months ago.

Saturday’s election looks set to put to rest any doubt in the PAP’s leadership about Wong, 52, who took over from two-decade former incumbent Lee Hsien Loong last year and is just the city-state’s fourth prime minister. The party’s 2020 result — in which it still retained 89% of the seats in parliament — raised hopes among some voters at the time of a stronger, lasting opposition presence in politics.

For the Workers’ Party, supporters were disappointed that it didn’t make further headway despite having new candidates with strong credentials. Still, the main opposition party managed to improve its share of the popular vote to almost 15% versus 11.2% in 2020.