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Singapore PM says he has decided to call a general election

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong waves to journalists after the inauguration of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo for a second term, at the parliament building in Jakarta on October 20, 2019. (File/AFP)

Updated 23 June 2020

Reuters

June 23, 2020 08:15

Singapore PM says he has decided to call a general election

The decision comes as the city-state was in a stable position with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak

Updated 23 June 2020

Reuters

June 23, 2020 08:15

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday he had advised the city-state’s president to dissolve parliament as he had decided to call a general election.
The decision comes as the city-state was in a stable position with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak, he said.