Singapore Politicians Warn Against Foreign Meddling in Election

Singapore’s political leaders are warning against foreign attempts to influence voters in an election campaign, under measures introduced four years ago to guard against external meddling.

Lawrence Wong, leader of the city-state’s ruling People’s Action Party, said at a rally on Saturday that foreign actors, including a political party in Malaysia, had tried to influence the outcome of Singapore’s elections. He warned that the mixing of religion and politics, as well as calls to support candidates based on race or religion, were “very dangerous.”