Update | Singapore’s general election set for September 11 as parliament dissolved
President Tony Tan dissolved Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday at the request of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is seeking a fresh mandate from voters worried over immigration and the high cost of living in a slowing economy.
President Tony Tan dissolved Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday at the request of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is seeking a fresh mandate from voters worried over immigration and the high cost of living in a slowing economy.
The election was set for September 11. The ruling People’s Action Party, in power for more than 50 years, is widely expected to keep its overwhelming majority in the 89-seat parliament because of a fragmented opposition.
The next step will be for Tan to issue the Writ of Election, which signals the start of the general election.
By law, a general election must be held within three months of parliament’s dissolution by the country’s president. The date for nomination day, when candidates file their papers, is to be announced separately.