Singapore Calls May Election as Prices, Trade War Take Toll
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Singapore’s government called for a May 3 election as Prime Minister Lawrence Wong seeks a mandate to tackle cost-of-living concerns and lead a nation that has long benefitted from global trade into a complicated new era.
Wong called on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to dissolve parliament and issue a writ of election, setting the stage for the vote in less than three weeks, according to government statements published Tuesday.