Singaporeans vote in election overshadowed by cost-of-living pressures
The race will be closely watched as a gauge of public confidence in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s leadership
Voters trickled in to schools and other designated polling stations to cast their ballots amid a brief downpour. Polling in Singapore is compulsory, with nearly 2.76 million eligible voters.
The PAP has secured five of the 97 parliamentary seats because they were unopposed. Voting ends at 8pm (local time), with the outcome to be known in the early hours of Sunday.
Local media reported that Wong and his wife cast their ballots at the Ministry of Education Evans Road polling station in Bukit Timah at around noon.
Minutes earlier, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Wong’s predecessor, arrived at Crescent Girls’ School in Tanjong Pagar with his wife to cast his vote.