Timing of next general election not decided yet, says PM Wong
The Straits Times|November 09, 2024
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he has not yet decided when the next general election will be held and the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has not been formed.
Anjali Raguraman

"When the election is to be held... I have not decided, and when we start the process, people will know," PM Wong said in a wide-ranging press conference with Singapore media on Nov 8.

Responding to a question on whether the EBRC has been convened, PM Wong said: "When we do so, we will announce it, as we always do. We won't do these things quietly."

Typically made up of civil servants, the committee reviews the electoral boundaries and recommends the size and number of group representation constituencies and single-member constituencies.

The past few general elections had been called between one and three months after the release of the EBRC report.

When asked if the upcoming Budget will be an election budget, he said Budget 2025 could potentially be the last in this term of government.

This is because "elections could still be done before the Budget, but potentially, if the elections are after, then it will be the last budget in this term of government", PM Wong added.

Singapore's Budget is typically delivered and considered in February and March each year.

On how ready he and his team are for the general election, the Prime Minister said: "As each day passes, I am more ready."

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