SINGAPORE, April 15 -- Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has called a general election, citing profound global shifts and growing instability as reasons for Singaporeans to choose a team to steer the country through uncertain times.

"The global conditions that enabled Singapore's success over the past decades may no longer hold," Wong said on his social media accounts on April 15, 2025 as reported in The Straits Times.

"That is why I have called this general election. At this critical juncture, Singaporeans should decide on the team to lead our nation and to chart our way forward together."

His announcement follows his advice to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to dissolve Parliament and issue the Writ of Election.

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