The vote will be the first electoral test for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took over from long-time premier Lee Hsien Loong as leader of the Peop...

April 15 (UPI) -- Singaporeans will need to vote for a new parliament after the nation's president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, dissolved it Tuesday.

Singapore’s parliament has been dissolved to pave the way for general elections in which the city-state’s long-ruling party will seek to strengthen its dominance under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore will head to the polls on May 3, after President Tharman Shanmugaratnam dissolved the city-state’s parliament on Tuesday. The Nomination Day will be on April 23, according to the country’s election department. Prospective candidates will file their election papers on Nomination Day, after which there will be nine days of campaigning and one “cooling-off […]

Singapore has long been dominated by the PAP, which is expected to remain in power, but opposition gains are closely watched.

A confotable election win is virtually assured for the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has led Singapore since its independence in 1965.

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Singapore will hold its next general election on 3 May, marking the first major political test for newly appointed Prime Minister Lawrence Wong since he