Analysts said the vote will be a fresh test for the ruling People's Action Party, one year after a landmark general election in which its share of the national vote fell to an all-time low of 60 percent.
It has been in power since 1959 but criticism of the government over rising living costs, a large influx of foreigners and frequent breakdowns in the metro train system has intensified on the Internet even after last year's election.
Online forums and social media now shape political debate in Singapore, a traditionally tightly ruled country of 5.2 million people where the mainstream media have long been identified with the government. Full story
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