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A clear signal that the general election will be over by this time next year was given by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his speech to 2,500 People’s Action Party (PAP) activists on Sunday.
PM Lee, who is PAP secretary-general, told the PAP convention it could “well be the last time we meet, before the next general election”. He said: “You have been working the ground for more than four years now, in some cases for more than half a century. Soon it will be time for battle again.”
The next general election must be held by April 2021, at the latest. But PM Lee noted that it could be earlier.
Political observers who spoke to The Straits Times in recent months had said that December and the April to May periods were the most likely windows for a poll.
DECEMBER
But with the year drawing to a close and school holidays approaching, December is looking less and less likely.
The formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) on Aug 1 was a clear indicator that the polls are near.
But there are several more steps before the election can be called, including the release of the electoral boundaries report.
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