China News Service, June 24, according to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao.com, on the 23rd local time, Singaporean President Halima dismissed Parliament at the suggestion of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and officially launched the 2020 election. The election day is set for July 10. Since the general elections will be held against the background of the epidemic, Li Xianlong promised that the authorities will ensure that voters can vote safely and that political parties can also run effectively.
Data Map: Singapore under the epidemic. The picture shows the local school reopened on June 2 local time. Kindergarten students were disinfected with hand sanitizer before entering the classroom.
According to reports, according to the Singapore Government’s electronic gazette, the Parliament has officially disbanded. The Electoral Officer announced that the polling day for the general election will be on July 10. As in the last general election, the voting sunset was on Friday and the campaign period was 9 days. The Elections Bulletin also announced the location of nine nominating stations, including the St. Anthony Girls’ High School and other institutions.
This general election will have 14 single-choice districts and 17 constituency districts, with a total of 93 seats, 4 more seats than the last general election. There are more than 2.65 million voters eligible for voting nationwide.
At 4 p.m. local time on the 23rd, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a national speech that the general election will be given when the epidemic is relatively stable and the new government will be given a new five-year term so that the government can focus on the national agenda and other difficult decisions.
Since the general elections will be held against the background of the epidemic, Li Xianlong promised that the authorities will ensure that voters can vote safely and that political parties can also run effectively.
Li Xianlong also said that another option is to wait for the general election to be held after the epidemic. "But we cannot guarantee that the epidemic will end before the government's term expires in April next year." It is reported that the five-year term of the current government is about to expire. According to the Constitution, the current Congress must be dissolved by January 2021 at the latest, and the next general election will be held before the deadline of April 2021.
Affected by the epidemic, Singapore has implemented virus blocking measures for more than two months. From June 19, the country entered the second phase of blocking measures. Currently, there are more than 42,000 confirmed cases in Singapore.