SINGAPORE, May 1 (Xinhua) -- After nine days of intense campaigning for the general election, Singapore is set to enter its "cooling-off" day on Friday, during which all campaigning and election advertising will cease.
This cooling-off period, which lasts until the close of polling on Saturday night, is designed to give voters the opportunity to "reflect rationally" on the issues raised during the campaign, according to a statement from the Elections Department on Thursday.
The upcoming general election will feature 11 political parties and two independents vying for the 97 seats in the parliament across 33 constituencies.
The ruling People's Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, will contest all the seats, while the Workers' Party, the only opposition party that secured seats in the 2020 general election, will contest 26 seats. Enditem
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